6th October 1927 Wellington, Colorado, U.S.A. My dearest Mother, I got my work done up early this morning so that I could get a few letters written. You must not expect me to write straight on this paper, mother, for its simply impossible. I dont suppose you mind tho; so long as you can read it. I want to thank you very much for the photograph of Marg, and Edith. They surely are big girls, especially Marg. I think she is a pretty girl too. Edith looks quite a bit like Annie, don't you think it's a nice picture. Thanks for your last letter, the books and Ed's card, he was tickled with it. Thank Annie for her card I think it a very nice one, and I'll be glad to get her letter too. I suppose you got Doris's letter, what do you think about it. Things like that go against the grain with me but of course I won't tell her so. She sent me a snapshot of the baby, such a sweet happy little girl, and also a proof picture of her husband. Yes mother, we had our grain all threshed at the same time as I had the car accident. We only had fifteen acres of barley. Our oats was spoiled by the hail and Walt cut it for hay. We are working in the beets now but are not going on full time until next week. We cut our third cutting of hay about three weeks ago, yesterday we got one stack up and of course it had to rain again last night, so goodness only knows when we will get the other two stacks up. The weather has been a fright lately, snowing and raining and everything else, but what we want. Why don't you come around here mother, I'll give you a few hens. I think I'll have someone come out from Fort Collins to buy my young roosters. I have about twenty ready for fries. I want to get the money so that I can buy Mary a new winter hat and get a few extra groceries. I shall have an extra man here for all his meals during the beet harvest and the man we have now will be in for dinner too, so I'll need quite a bit of food extra. I have a good name for feeding and cooking and I want to keep it up. I am glad the folks back there don't forget me entirely, I sure wish I could visit everybody once. Did Aunt Liza go to see Suie? Is Aunt Sarah as fat and jolly as ever and how is she getting along? Is she a grandma yet? I had a letter from Nell Blanchford the other day and she told me about Nell Boarman's husband, Billy Drury. He used to work in Rasen when I lived at Hunter's (Worked in the chain works I think) and he used to make eyes at me those days. I am glad you had such a nice time on your visit. I heard about Kathie Sharp and feel awfully sorry for her. I imagine she is just like Florrie was. I wrote Kathy a letter a week or more ago, I felt as though I ought to. Last Thursday night we went to Deines for a late dinner. A young Wellington couple who are leaving shortly were there too. For eats we had noodle soup, fried chicken, creamed potatoes, milk gravy, pickles, lemon pie, peaches and angel-food cake. We had a real nice time and did not get home until nearly midnight. The following day was my birthday and a miserable day I spent too. I made a big cake with pink icing and Ed and I had it together. I don't care much for iced cakes myself. Last Sunday week Mary graduated from the Cradle Roll into the Sunday school. When Ed gets his new suit I am going to send both of them to S. S, we only live a few minutes walk away. Ed is doing fine in school, learning quite a bit and knows lots of little ditties. He like to go too. I had to dress a chicken and give it to the Ladies Aid the other day. I sure like that job, I'll say. Well, I got thirty-seven quarts of peaches canned and a few pints of pumpkin for pies. I made seven quarts of cucumber pickles and pickled seven quarts of red beets. I also made a batch of green tomato catchup. Well mother dear, I'll soon have to fix dinner, so guess I'd better close. Hope you are all well and send my love to all of you. I remain Your loving daughter XXXXX Dolly XXXXX p.s. I am having a snap shot of "us folks" enlarged, will mail one as soon as I get them. This letter is the only one of Dorothy's letters that is written on unlined paper, hence the mark about writing straight. The refernces to the Aunt's Liza and Sarah. They are sisters of Dorothy's mother, Mary Ann nee ROSSINGTON. There was a fourth sister called Susan, she was unmarried, and died the day after giving birth to Suie. Susan died 1 April 1906 at Osgodby, Lincs. The girls were the children of William ROSSINGTON and his wife Elizabeth Myra nee WATERFIELD.Mary Ann was expecting her fifth child at the time, and Eliza also had young children, so Suie was taken and raised along with her own children by Sarah.

Hi there Pat, I hope you don't mind me coping them, they really are so good, and  as I said earlier, we need more of this sort of info. My wife too has had relatives that went to Canada though, and we have some of the little things that they sent over in the very early years,(1900's ), it allows you to see what went on years ago to your relatives. Many thanks   Bazza ________________________________ From: Pat Cook <paver207@yahoo.co.uk> To: ENG-LINCSGEN@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, 1 February 2012, 15:45 Subject: [LIN] Letters by Dorothy Smith - No 13 6th October 1927 Wellington, Colorado, U.S.A. My dearest Mother,   I got my work done up early this morning so that I could get a few letters written. You must not expect me to write straight on this paper, mother, for its simply impossible. I dont suppose you mind tho; so long as you can read it.   I want to thank you very much for the photograph of Marg, and Edith.  They surely are big girls, especially Marg.  I think she is a pretty girl too.  Edith looks quite a bit like Annie, don't you think it's a nice picture.   Thanks for your last letter, the books and Ed's card, he was tickled with it.  Thank Annie for her card I think it a very nice one, and I'll be glad to get her letter too.   I suppose you got Doris's letter, what do you think about it.  Things like that go against the grain with me but of course I won't tell her so.  She sent me a snapshot of the baby, such a sweet happy little girl, and also a proof picture of her husband.   Yes mother, we had our grain all threshed at the same time as I had the car accident.  We only had fifteen acres of barley.  Our oats was spoiled by the hail and Walt cut it for hay.   We are working in the beets now but are not going on full time until next week.  We cut our third cutting of hay about three weeks ago, yesterday we got one stack up and of course it had to rain again last night, so goodness only knows when we will get the other two stacks up.  The weather has been a fright lately, snowing and raining and everything else, but what we want.   Why don't you come around here mother, I'll give you a few hens.  I think I'll have someone come out from Fort Collins to buy my young roosters.  I have about twenty ready for fries.  I want to get the money so that I can buy Mary a new winter hat and get a few extra groceries.   I shall have an extra man here for all his meals during the beet harvest and the man we have now will be in for dinner too, so I'll need quite a bit of food extra.  I have a good name for feeding and cooking and I want to keep it up.   I am glad the folks back there don't forget me entirely, I sure wish I could visit everybody once.  Did Aunt Liza go to see Suie?  Is Aunt Sarah as fat and jolly as ever and how is she getting along? Is she a grandma yet?   I had a letter from Nell Blanchford the other day and she told me about Nell Boarman's husband, Billy Drury.  He used to work in Rasen when I lived at Hunter's (Worked in the chain works I think) and he used to make eyes at me those days.  I am glad you had such a nice time on your visit.   I heard about Kathie Sharp and feel awfully sorry for her.  I imagine she is just like Florrie was.  I wrote Kathy a letter a week or more ago, I felt as though I ought to.   Last Thursday night we went to Deines for a late dinner.  A young Wellington couple who are leaving shortly were there too.  For eats we had noodle soup, fried chicken, creamed potatoes, milk gravy, pickles, lemon pie, peaches and angel-food cake.  We had a real nice time and did not get home until nearly midnight.   The following day was my birthday and a miserable day I spent too.  I made a big cake with pink icing and Ed and I had it together.  I don't care much for iced cakes myself.   Last Sunday week Mary graduated from the Cradle Roll into the Sunday school.  When Ed gets his new suit I am going to send both of them to S. S, we only live a few minutes walk away.   Ed is doing fine in school, learning quite a bit and knows lots of little ditties.  He like to go too.   I had to dress a chicken and give it to the Ladies Aid the other day.  I sure like that job, I'll say.   Well, I got thirty-seven quarts of peaches canned and a few pints of pumpkin for pies.  I made seven quarts of cucumber pickles and pickled seven quarts of red beets.  I also made a batch of green tomato catchup.   Well mother dear, I'll soon have to fix dinner, so guess I'd better close.  Hope you are all well and send my love to all of you.   I remain         Your loving daughter             XXXXX  Dolly  XXXXX p.s. I am having a snap shot of "us folks" enlarged, will mail one as soon as I get them. This letter is the only one of Dorothy's letters that is written on unlined paper, hence the mark about writing straight. The refernces to the Aunt's Liza and Sarah.  They are sisters of Dorothy's mother, Mary Ann nee ROSSINGTON. There was a fourth sister called Susan, she was unmarried, and died the day after giving birth to Suie. Susan died 1 April 1906 at Osgodby, Lincs.  The girls were the children of William ROSSINGTON and his wife Elizabeth Myra nee WATERFIELD.Mary Ann was expecting her fifth child at the time, and Eliza also had young children, so Suie was taken and raised along with her own children by Sarah. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LINCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message