Nett-Helen Letters-Undated-Nett to Helen-03

Nett-Helen Letters

Letter Fragment from Nett to Helen - Undated

I will try & finish this so I can send it off this afternoon so you will get it the last of the week. I did not get to write any yesterday. We done a big washing & everything seemed to go wrong. the boiler leaked & D. took [it] up to the shop & got it mended & it done very well tillI I got it full of cloths & then it almost put the fire out. then Pa went down & got Sues & we did not get done till about 3. it was almost hot & no wind hardly till I wanted to hang the cloths out & then it started up. Mrs. Williams come over about 5 & said she would come tomorrow & make soap if it wasent raining. but it clouded over in the night. A wind is blowing so hard that I am just out all over with Kan. I actuly hate it. I strained the milk thru 3 times this morn & every time before I could get a crock full a gust of wind would send the dirt in at the door & cover it & when I would shut the door the smoke would pour out of the stove & almost put my eyes out. I will take mud to my Seller. & you know that would be deep. rather then so much wind. it is trying to rain & I guess thats all it will do for I tell you we need one. Late broke the SubSoiler to the lister yesterday & cant get it fixed till noon so him & Pa & Ed McCarty has gone over to Milts this morn. Ed come on the noon train yesterday & I tell you he is not abit welcome.

Less was up here last night & he said he hadnt said half doz words to him & had come up to get some of the mad off of him. he said he couldnt get anything to do in Atch. & how can he expect to get it here. he did not wait long enough to know. He dont want work & wont do what he can. Less & all of the Children was out this morn picking the stalks up off the cornfield to haul up to burn & Ed was to good to dawn his old cloths & help them but strutted by here with his best on & a pipe in his mouth going to Isabel. he came back with Late & had to go with him & Pa. I guess Late "sucks" him as Less use to say. Less said he looked rather sheepish when he got there. he stoped at the well a few minutes as he was going down & talked to Pa but him or D. neither one asked him in the house. & I tel I you he wont get many invitations from any of us. unless its Late & I’ll put a bug in his ear pretty quick. Carrie never sent Sue a dried apple by him after writing in the summer she wishd she had a chance to send her some & when she had a chance she did sore about it. I dont know whither they felt slighted or not but D. says why didnt they send you something & I think so to but they would rather take from you. Sue has a hard time taking care of her Pap. he does nearly all right in his bed & cloths & is just dead flesh to lift & its telling on her for she dont look as well as she did. Mabel has just one more apple. I have been saving them for her & the bird. but she has just now asked if she can have the other apple in the morning. it seems like Pa cant get caught up with his sleep since he came home. he says he come home in time to feed the stove cornstalks when I cook & churn for me. he said you made lots of butter & if you could only be out here with it you could suppli Isabel. Yes he wants to see you just as much as he did the rest of us & talks so much about you & the children. how good they are to mind you. he said he expects they started to School Monday. but I can see he has forgotten lots of things.

I can keep track of his visits better than he can & he has told ever so many things two or three times over. I was asking him about your houseplants & he said you wanted to send some slips. but he thot we couldnt keep them. I wanted some Crasanthinum roots but he thot you didnt have any. I am really put out about them boxelder seed for I told you to save them & then he wouldnt bring them. Pa dont take delight in his trees like he ought. Dick would set lots out but he is afraid Pa might think he is to fast but the way Pa is doing it will be years before there is a grove around this house. O Helen I have so much to do & feel so little like doing anything. Pa wants a pair of pants made & its just all most impossible for me to sow but I reckon I’ll have it to do. Late has busted thro his pants & hinting for them to be fixed. 0 Helen I do wish he would get him a woman. but I verily believe he thinks there is no woman living good enough for him. Of course I would like to see him do well but he surely cant expect me to do for him for ever. but from the way he talks I believe he thinks so. We may stay here while Pa lives but Dick dont think he can any longer. I would hate to leave him to do for himself & wish he would consent to live among us but I dont suppose he will. I expect if the children goes to school you are awful lonsome & miss him more than ever. I just know you cried nearly all the way home & can blame you if you did for we dont know what will take place. I am just as good as I can be to him. I dont see how I can do anymore for him than I am doing. I hope he is well pleased with what l do & I know he dearly loves Mabel. for he says he believes he thinks to much of her. & she thinks just as much of him. Well my paper is nearly full & I must go to work. I have to bake bread again today. I baked seven big loaves Mond. I will write as often as I can but dont [illegible] for you shall here from us. good bye. write soon. with love from all.