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Cleveland O. Wednesday
My dear sister: Please pardon me for not answering your letter and telegram but, circumstances have rendered it impossible. I have been on the verge of insanity for the past week regarding my situation as, no doubt, you know that Mother is braking, [sic], up house keeping. The Auction Sale is today I left yesterday and the news came to my ears on Friday last and she told me to be out of there by Monday, (2 days), to look for
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a boarding house or to decide on what to do, but I had a friend or two who looked out for me and took my case in hand. I was going to board at strangers but, Chas said, if possible, go to your bro. and that we would pay them my board instead of strangers. So, at the last minute, yesterday, I came out to see Sarah, where I made arrangements providing she would accept board and my trunk came out last night & Chas brought me out. I am here now, all alone as Sarah & her
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boarder, Miss Pulz, have gone to the sale over home. Edith, it is hard to think of having no home to see. Everything goes. More so, for I am, { ?}, the rest of you as I have been simply throughed, [throwed ?], out on the world. I am an outcast. Chas & others think it is, [ ?[, but I am engaged to the noblist man in this world. That is Chas Miner and that is all that I have in this world now. The only thing I have to look forward to and, in five months from now, he will, [be ready ?], to take
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me and care for me in the style he wishes to. And now the question arises what and where am I going to spend those five long many months? He don't want me to work here in Cleveland or, in fact, any where and he is going to slave like a horse in order to be ready in five mos. He will do 10 mos. work in five and he suggested as hard as it would be for us both to separate, for me to visit among my relatives during that time. Now, [ ?], wasn't you to suggest or offer some thing [ ?]
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for me to do? I thought of Ida Ramsey and, [wondered ?], how she would like for me to stay and help her for a few mos.? But I must hurry & decide I can't live in suspense much longer or I will be clear crazy instead of half as I am now. I hate, dreadfully, to worry you dear but you will have to play Mother for me now, I, your little wanderer outcast. Now, [ ?], I am going to ask a favor of you as much as I dread to. I am positively ashamed