Thursday Evening
February the 8th 1906
Mack:
I hardly know how to
commence what I have
to say. I am so surprised,
(no not surprised either), but
so indignant.
Lucy Jensen came over
to the school house this
evening and asked me
what proof I had for
telling that she was
in the school house
up here all night.
Now I never said any
such a thing.
I simply repeated what
I had heard.
Such a thing never
entered my head until
I was told that it was
the Jensen girls; and
that the fellows they
were with told it
themselves.
You know very well I
was not acquainted with
them in the least.
Didn't even know their
rep until I came up
here.
Lucy says that you
said, that I said so; or
rather Aunt Alice told
her so and you told Aunt.
Now aunt told me when
I was down there that
Lucy had heard it and
asked her if she had
Aunt said she told
her she would not lie,
she had heard it,
and you were the one
that told her.
Lucy says Aunt was
the one that told her.
I have often heard that
you were noted for
repeating things and
adding as much to the
real as it would possibly
stand; but did not
think you would be so
small as to stir up the
kind of a stink you have.
I should think a man
of your years and
experience would use
a little sense and not
stoop to things so low,
and pile up any more
disgrace on your own
door step even tho you
didn't care how much
you injured someone
else.
Another thing you told
was that: Lucy told you
that Sam Meyer was up
here one night and he
and I were out riding
and in going by there
stopped and untied a
horse which was tied
there at their place.
"You knew Sam did
not do it"
Which insinuated
that I did it.
Do not judge all of
your relation by your
self. They're not all
so small.
Lucy says a horse was
never untied there; nor
she never told any
such thing.
I certainly would like
to know where these
things originate.
I know this much
I do consider myself
so far above Lucy
Jensen I wouldn't
wipe my feet on her
old clothes let alone her
You will certainly know
how I feel toward you
when you will have
read this.
And please let my
name alone entirely
unless you can use
it in a better way
than you have been.
I haven't a reputation
of tattling or lieing to
injure other people's
character.
And I am dreadfully
sorry you have given
people around here
occasion to think such
of me.
And me a stranger
here too.
If such a thing had
happened at home
I wouldn't have
minded it so much
where I'm known.
Enough said.
Good bye
Daisy