Feb 10, 1908

Dear Mother,

Your letter of the 7^th received yesterday and as this is Sunday I am trying to answer some back correspondence. Mr. C and I are down in the smoking room writing letters. Have written Clare Miller and Henry and will write to Mrs. Snyder after yours. Last night we were invited over to Mrs. Drysdale's for the evening, we played cards, did not come home until half past one. That was the latest I have ever been out since I came to Radnor. I think Mr. D. is just fine, she said I did not need to ask Mr. Bell for anything, I could just come to him. So in future I shall know what to do. I did not have school Thursday afternoon or all day Friday as it was so stormy and the snow is something terrible. I see in your letter that we are not the only ones having snow.
Here they think I do my hair up so nicely. Both Mr. C and Mr. A made that remark and I heard it. So that is something new for me.  I hope you do not think Mr. C and I are getting too thick, for we are not. He is very nice to me but he is here to make money so that he can go home and marry. He is engaged to a girl in Ireland. Mrs. Vallois says we are dead in love with one another - but she says that about everyone, so that doesn't go very far with the people.
I had a long letter from Marion Friday. She is certainly having a splendid time, but I don't think much of Mae, for I think she is a great flirt and she had better not encourage him, but I don't know if it will do her any good to tell her so. Gordon is a big baby. I have never heard of anyone being as silly as he is at present time. Yes, you had better tell Bert to take my name off the roll.
I have no money to send you as yet, but will soon. I have been so laid up this week, was glad I did not have to teach. Had such a head ache. It lasted for four days. Did I tell you that Dr. Dixon said I must give up tea. You remember my last attempt, how I failed.
I am working a waist for Mrs. A. like my last one. I stamped it off for her before Christmas but she does not seem to do the eyelet very well, so I said I would do it for her.
She got a a new blue dress made at that French woman's I told you about: it looks very nice and well made.
I have not been down at Three Rivers since I came back. I was anxious to go to Grand Mere but since that Mr. Young was down here it has rather spoiled the pleasure: I do not want anything to do with him. Mr. A said he was all right but his people were not much but he was the most persistent beggar.  He would not take no for an answer. Mr. C expects to leave any day now as George Drummond wants him to take charge of some mines they are trying to lease. Don't mention anything about it in your letters as no one down her knows it - and everything is spread broad cast in a few hours. Really, I never saw such people, they are wild for some kind of news all the time.

Lovingly, Edith
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Edith