April 18, 1910

From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St., Allston, Mass. U.S.A.

My dearest Frank

I hope these few lines in good health as we all are at present.  We are quite better of the cold we had father had it very bad.  The weather here at present is very cold with a little rain falling.  I did not hear from Mrs Morris lately I am expecting a letter any day now from her.  I have nothing strange to tell you this time only that old Frank Parkinson on the 1st April father and I were out at the furnel which took place on the 2nd April I suppose you will be surprised that they buried him so soon but you will be more surprised that they brough Willie home from London and did not delay the furnel sure they hardly let the man get cold.  Willie was not too thankful to them.  It was the Pollard crowd that was the cause of it I'm sure.  All the old men out at Tullig are dead now only the old man and I don't expect him to live long more he is getting very feeble lately Adam tells us that he sometime talks quite foolish, the old couple were not in town now since last October.  We are very thankful to you for the money Annie got hers last Thursday night.  If you get any more of that music and if you don't want it I hope you'll send it over.  There are two of John Parkinson son's and Henry Gleasure's son going over there soon I think they will be going about the first May.  I am sending you one of my Sticky Backs it is not a very good one I am taking them again this week I will send you another if they come out good no more to say Hoping you will write very soon from your loving sister Mai

March 4, 1909

From: Mai Gleasure, Listowel, Square
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Franklin St, Allston, Mass. U.S.A.

My dear Frank,

I received your letter yesterday morning and was very glad to hear from you. We have very cold frosty weather here now, with hardly any rain, we had a small fall of snow last night. They did not win any more money the dogs since, they had them in Tralee last week, but they only brought a couple of pounds with them. The coursing is over now until October, we have a pup 6 months old is he the funniest little grey-hound, he will be in racing condition next season.

We got the two bundles of papers alright the last ones you sent were very nice, I hope you will not forget those books. The old folks out at Tullig are all well, they are getting the Old Age pension (10/ a week for the two). Old George Parkinson and his wife died about three weeks ago. Rich Parkinson got married to one of the Pollards I heard that Jerry Carroll is getting married over there on Easter Sunday. There is another one of them going out there in a short time he has got his ticket to go. I am going to school still  I wish that I could have off going I am the biggest one that is going there now and George is the next and then there is only a pack of young infants all the big boys & girls have left this year. Do you ever see any of the Buckley girls now? I don't think that I have any more to say at present so I will close. Hoping to hear from you very soon again
I remain
Your most loving sister
Mai.

I thought that you were going to change your address.