Adrian Nov. 29th – 63.
Dear little – "chick"
"How are you" to –day?
It - has been as cold as in Greenland
to – day _ and I have been out to –
Church all day _ liked to have frozen
my nose off. _ a good deal to freeze
wasn't it? – The Rice's, were back
to day it sounded so good to have
them here again, they are going
East now, will be back about
Christmas. we dont get a long
a bit good with out in the choir
Lottie you wrote me a real stingy little
letter, - why didn't you write a good

big one _ do so next time _ will 
you? I wish you could have been 
here Thanksgiving _ we had a very
pleasant time _ Callie _ Mr March
and Fredie Branson were down
Fred and Cal. went back on the
early train Friday morning _ March
stoped till yesterday in the afternoon
train _ They are all coming down
again Christmas _ we shall [illegible in original]
two young men by the [illegible in original] of
February down with them next
time _ they are from Maine _ and
Callie visited there when he was
down _ one of them have been here
I went up [crossed out letters] to the College to a
social the other night _ did I tell 
you? had a horrid dull time _ 
about like the ones they used to have
only a little "more so" _ Did you
know that Erville [Strong?] was coming
to see you, in a little while. She
is going to see the Hale girls _ and to

see you. are you not delighted?
-Sister Nell is stopping with us for 
a few days, we were all at home
Thanksgiving _ but [Dan?] it seems
very sad to his accostomed seat
empty _ and poor dear Addie's
we have to get used to this thing
		          it is
-tis hard _ but [crossed out letters] ^ "all for the best"
I suppose. My dear _ I am going to close
now, not because you wrote me
such a little bit of a letter _ but because
I am very sleepy and almost sick
so you will excuse a poor sleepy
letter this feeling that I will do
better next time, if nothing happens
I am going to write to your [crossed out
word] Brother to night; did you ever
see such a young of a girl to make
blunders _ I never did _ but I am
sure you will excuse everything from
		Your friend –
			Sadie _