| LETTER FROM THE COUNTRY
BELLEFONTE, CENTRE Co., PA. DEAR MISS HYDE:-I am well I was just thinking of you this evening and I thought I guess I write a letter to Mis Hyde. I think she "ll" be glad to get my letter if she don’t want to answer it. What is the matter with you are you lame again? If you are I’m sorry for you. Miss Ely said in her letter that you were lame again and so you can’t answer my letters and she told me you were very busy indeed. I am getting aloyg very well Miss Hyde my teacher is very kind and good to me so is Mrs. Potter. I have been very busy today I washed the little children’s clothes yesterday and today was my ironing day. every morning I get up at six o’clock and come down and make the fire in the stove on Monday I get up at five o'clock and get ready to wash. I think I am the busiest girl out for a country. I go down to the stable to milk the cow every morning and evening. I learned how to milk in one day just when I get there. When I came I was kind of lonesome and after a while I get over it here I am I don’t want to go back to Carlisle again. I am just as happy as any other person. I don’t think I ever was mad since 1 came away from Carlisle and I like to work very much. I guess this is all I have nothing any more now may be next time again. Yours loving school daughter. HATTIE or HARRIET MARY. P. S. I have sorncthing to tell you. Will you please ask Metophe if she has my little trunk. If she has it you may put it in your store and keep it for me until I come back my doll is in it. that you gave me last year. November 1882 SCHOOL NEWS, Vol.3:No.6 |
| Harriet Mary will have a letter in the Red Man. She says
at home "it is like going into a dark room where you cannot see a show
of light and trying the best you can to find a match to light the lamp.
So it is with my people." Harriet expresses much gratitude that she had
a chance to learn to read and write and do other things.
Nov 8, 1889 INDIAN HELPER |
| Harriet Mary, who aided Miss Fletcher as much as she could
in her small way, to allot lands to the Nez Perces, this summer, in Idaho,
writes "Since our dear friend Miss Fletcher has left we feel quite lonely,
although she may not feel that way, but we do, and we hope that she got
home all safe and sound." Miss Fletcher is now in Washington, and
we hope to have a visit from her before many weeks.
January 10, 1890 INDIAN HELPER |