P.  S. — Two  books  came  to  me  from  you,  and  I  thank
ycfu  very  much      One  is  zery  interesting


44  CAROLYN


March  9th,   1909.
Dearest  Father:

I  am  saving  all  the  money  I  get  to  buy  some  pretty  picture
frames  for  my  "Peter  Pan"  pictures.  I  have  two  dollars  now,
and  when  I  get  another  dollar,  I  think  it  will  be  enough  to
buy  them.
Yesterday  and  to-day  I  went  over  to  the  other  farm,  to
see  Gladys,  on  "Belle."  I  just  love  to  dash  around  on  horse-
back, carrying  messages  from  one  farm  to  the  other.  I  always
ride  horseback  on  "Belle,"  and  use  "Colonel"  for  driving.  I
took  Minnie  home  with  him  yesterday  and  to-day,  and  he
always  goes  awful  fast  coming  home,  because  it  is  just  be-
fore supper  and  he  is  hungry.
I  cannot  think  of  anything  more  to  write,  so  will  close.
Your  loving  daughter.
March  loth,   190Q.
Dearest  Mother  :

Your  nice,  long  letter  came  this  noon,  and  I  was  very
glad  to  get  it.  My  allowance  came  all  right,  so  now  I  have
three  dollars  which  I  am  going  to  spend  for  picture  frames
when  you  come  home.
Gladys  is  all  well  now%  for  she  went  to  school  to-day.  It
has  been  raining  again,  and  is  very  cold,  so  that  it  made  a
crust,  and  to-morrow  we  will  have  fine  coasting.  I  have
seen  some  crows  this  last  week,  so  spring  will  soon  be  here ;
and  yesterday,  when  I  was  up  in  the  crag  pasture,  by  the4)ig
pines,  I  heard  a  bird  sing, — it  seemed  as  if  the  bird  was  sing-
ing,  "Spring   soon,"   "Spring  soon."

I  have  been  riding  horseback  a  good  deal,  lately,  on
■Belle"


A    COM  P  LET  ED    LIF  E.  45


March   14th,   1909.
