Lorenzo Swensen (1887-1955) and Beatrice Eloise Wride (1893-1979)
Eloise to Lorenzo, 1915 Mar 26
Payson, Utah
March 26, 1915
Dear Lorenzo:
Perhaps you have been thinking I have entirely forgotton you but at the same time you know better than that as I think Anna told you I have been ill.
I am very much better now and hope I shall continue to get better as it is fierce to feel like you didn’t care for anything.
No doubt many things have happened in M. Since I last heard from you, also many things have passed and been forgotton here but as I have not been out for over a week so you see those things, happenings of a week ago would be stale.
Last Friday eve the good people of Payson gave a surprise on Mother & Father and they sure had one grand time, picnic galore and everyone laughed until they were quite ill. There were about fourty people here. You should have been here.
I had a letter from Aunt Minnie over a week ago, she told me about the new store being opened, but did not say who the manager was so have not done anything about it. Suppose you have seen Aunt Annie or Mrs. Harris by this time. How long does she intend staying in Montpelier?
How is Nettie by this time, and what is she doing? would like to hear from her if I knew her address.
Say do you now Barry Evans has gone back to Chicago, this time to stay so he says, but you can never tell what he will do next.
There is a big party to-night and they are all coaxing me to go, but I am going to finish this letter if I don’t go at all.
There was a big fire near Provo Sunday night which burned a home with every the people had and also three small children, two girls and one boy. A lamp was in the bedroom the children were sleeping in. Terrible isn’t it. The parents are almost crazy.
I don’t think you will be capable of reading this or not as somany are talking at once but I hope you can get a line or two from it.
I hope you are enjoying yourself and have a good share of “Spring Fever” but be good if you can and if you can’t, why be the best you can.
With much love -
Eloise