Emma to Joe, 8 May 1919
Maple Lane 8th May 1919 My Dear Joe, This is being written Thursday forenoon in the hope of it reaching you so you can answer Sunday - though possibly a Sunday in North Bay is not so long a day for you as a Sunday in Camp. Anyway, I hope you'll write. Well! I have had quite a spell of "Gadding" since I wrote last. I was at Newburgh over Sunday week before last (the day you arrived in N. Bay.) We had to drive to and from Oshawa station to catch the train Saturday morning when we went it was cold enough for March and we drove through snow drifts - down our "side-line" and in other spots - as deep as any we've had all Winter. Tuesday evening returning it was mild and balmy - birds singing, grass growing, etc., made it seem I'd been away quite awhile. Wednesday afternoon was Ladies Aid at Mrs Wes Glaspell's (Tracy's mother, south of Taunton) I went picking Mrs Bert Glaspell up on the way - Then Friday afternoon Beulah and I drove in to...