From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 36 Litchfield St. Brighton, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I suppose you have given up all hope of ever hearing from me again, its such a long time since I wrote to you. I don't know what happened to me this time I wrote two or three letters and tore them up again. I have not as as much time as I used because George is working now he is learning the Electric business here in town he is bound for two years and had to pay a fee of L60 pounds. Father don't like the idea of him not getting any pay for two years, George was commencing to grow very careless to tell you the truth about him but you need not say anything about it when you are writing and he wasn't keeping the best of company but he's steady since he got the job. he is at it since the 17th August. so you'll see that I haven't very much time now to myself as I'm in the shop from morn to night. How are ye all getting on since I do hope well and how is the little baby, I hope that he is quite strong by this, we are all about the same over here. Did Father Paul Dillon call to see you he asked me for your address he said he would go to see you he was at home for a couple of months What do you think of the war that is going on it is effecting this country very much unaccount of the way that the price of everything is gone up. We had the races here last week they were not much good this year as the weather was bad the first day. I see one of the Buckley girls at home but I wasn't speaking to her as yet she was at the sea-side for the summer and has only just returned. We had a fairly fine summer here this year I never go anywhere for my holidays now I can't even go away for a Sunday as father is so cranky he wouldn't have done talking for a week after What about those Photos you promised me I hope you won't forget them. Do you ever get any music in the newspapers now like you used to send me some time ago. One of the Buckley girls that lives next door to us dropped dead about a month ago she had heart failour her name was Lily but I suppose you hardly remember her now. her brother Frank is at home from New York for the last two months. I was expecting a letter from your wife this time back I hope she'll write to me soon remind her of it. I don't think I have any more to say for this time only I hope you'll forgive me for not answering your letter sooner Besure and answer this as soon as you can and let us know if Paul called to see you. Hoping this will find you all in good health
Iremain
Ever your loving sister
Mai.
Besure and tell your wife to write me a few lines.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
February 24, 1914
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St. Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I hope you'll excuse me for not answering your letter ever since. I have being sick with a bad cold for the last three weeks, we have such bad weather here that its very easy to catch cold there nothing but torrents of rain every day. It was awful about your little baby getting sick again, is it all right yet I wonder, we were surprised when we heard it. it is very hard to take care of young children some times. I hope that it is quite recovered by this. I did not send the wrap to your wife yet, the fact of it is I have not got it quite finished yet I being sick and everything I did not feel like working. I will be able to send you some Camera snap shots very soon as I got a present of a camera from my fellow. the weather is not bright enough yet for taking them. I tried a few and I succeeded with them all right. I will send you a few samples shortly Its a No 2 Brownie the same kind as Joe had. I suppose ye had a lot of snow over there this year I see by the paper where New York was in an awful state with it we got no snow at all this year as yet Jerry Carroll and his wife and family are coming home next month He has two children, I think he is enclined to stop at home now, there is only one boy at home and he is no good for their trade. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close Hoping this will find ye all in the best of Health Write soon as tell me how the little baby is getting on. I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.
Is there any chance you could send us some Newspapers I wold like to get those Boston Sunday Globes or the Boston Sunday Magazines.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St. Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I hope you'll excuse me for not answering your letter ever since. I have being sick with a bad cold for the last three weeks, we have such bad weather here that its very easy to catch cold there nothing but torrents of rain every day. It was awful about your little baby getting sick again, is it all right yet I wonder, we were surprised when we heard it. it is very hard to take care of young children some times. I hope that it is quite recovered by this. I did not send the wrap to your wife yet, the fact of it is I have not got it quite finished yet I being sick and everything I did not feel like working. I will be able to send you some Camera snap shots very soon as I got a present of a camera from my fellow. the weather is not bright enough yet for taking them. I tried a few and I succeeded with them all right. I will send you a few samples shortly Its a No 2 Brownie the same kind as Joe had. I suppose ye had a lot of snow over there this year I see by the paper where New York was in an awful state with it we got no snow at all this year as yet Jerry Carroll and his wife and family are coming home next month He has two children, I think he is enclined to stop at home now, there is only one boy at home and he is no good for their trade. I don't think I have any more to say at present so I will close Hoping this will find ye all in the best of Health Write soon as tell me how the little baby is getting on. I remain
Your loving sister
Mai.
Is there any chance you could send us some Newspapers I wold like to get those Boston Sunday Globes or the Boston Sunday Magazines.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
December 16, 1913
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
A few lines to wish ye all a Happy Xmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year. I wrote to your wife 9 or 10 days ago I hope she received it all right I am sorry I have'nt the wrap finished to send it to her but we are so awfully busy and we have no help but ourselves. I am sending you the Photo with this letter for Annie Dillon I would have sent it sooner but I had a very sore eye, there was a sty growing on the inside lower lid and I had to get it cut out by Dr. OConnor. I had to keep it bandaged for about a week as it was very sore. You did not answer my last letter yet I hope you won't forget too. Annie has got every one of her teeth out of her upper jaw, she had not bother in getting them out she won't get them in until about February. I have not being speaking to Katie Buckley since. I will now close as I have no more to say. only I hope you'll send me a nice present for Xmas. and tell your wife I'm very sorry as I have not the wrap finished for her again Wishing ye a Merry Xmas I remain
Yours loving sister
Mai.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St., Allston, Mass, U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
A few lines to wish ye all a Happy Xmas and a Bright and Prosperous New Year. I wrote to your wife 9 or 10 days ago I hope she received it all right I am sorry I have'nt the wrap finished to send it to her but we are so awfully busy and we have no help but ourselves. I am sending you the Photo with this letter for Annie Dillon I would have sent it sooner but I had a very sore eye, there was a sty growing on the inside lower lid and I had to get it cut out by Dr. OConnor. I had to keep it bandaged for about a week as it was very sore. You did not answer my last letter yet I hope you won't forget too. Annie has got every one of her teeth out of her upper jaw, she had not bother in getting them out she won't get them in until about February. I have not being speaking to Katie Buckley since. I will now close as I have no more to say. only I hope you'll send me a nice present for Xmas. and tell your wife I'm very sorry as I have not the wrap finished for her again Wishing ye a Merry Xmas I remain
Yours loving sister
Mai.
Monday, October 29, 2012
November 27, 1913
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Mrs. Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St. Allston, Mass U.S.A.
My dear sister-in-law,
Just a few lines hoping that you and Frank and baby are all well. I was expected a letter from you this time back but I suppose unaccount of the baby you had no time for writing. young children are sometimes very trouble some I expect Frank was delighted as it was a son this time the men are generally looking for a son. We are getting very bad weather here at present there's a lot of rain falling, we are getting very little frost as yet. I like the frosty weather very much its so clean and the air is very fresh we get very little snow over here I suppose ye do have a share of it over there through the year. I am sending a little present to you & Frank its a little bedroom clock. I hope you'll get it all right, its a little early for sending Xmas presents but I am so busy round Xmas that I hardly get time to take my meals sometimes so I thought I'd get these things over [one?]. I am crocheting a wrap for you I thought I'd have it done for Xmas for you but I don't think I will so I'll send it to you after Xmas they are very useful I have one for myself I use it when I'm going to a Ball to throw over my shoulder when I'm not dancing I do a lot of fancy work, do you do any. Tell Frank when he's sending us presents at Xmas that Annie & George said if he sent them the money that he'd spend on anything he'd buy over there that they could get something more useful over here with it, and ask him if he'd send me a piece of embroidered white muslin to make a dress I suppose you know the kind I mean I see a lot of Americans home last year and they had very nice embroidered muslin dresses, we'd get nothing like it over here and if he can't get it tell him to send me something else that would be useful to me. I don't care for anything in the line of Jewelry. the only thing that father likes is books thats what he likes to see us getting in order that he'd have a good read. Did Frank get my last letter I am wondering what the thought of the description I gave about my boy. I suppose he had a good laugh to himself at the idea. I am sending him that Photo for Annie Dillon this week its not a very good one of us but just as she asked for it and I have no better one. Well I think by the time you have all this none-sense read that you will be tired so I will close Hoping you will send me a good long letter for Xmas and tell Frank to answer my last letter. Hoping this will find ye all well I remain with best love.
You loving
Sister-in-law
Mai.
To: Mrs. Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard St. Allston, Mass U.S.A.
My dear sister-in-law,
Just a few lines hoping that you and Frank and baby are all well. I was expected a letter from you this time back but I suppose unaccount of the baby you had no time for writing. young children are sometimes very trouble some I expect Frank was delighted as it was a son this time the men are generally looking for a son. We are getting very bad weather here at present there's a lot of rain falling, we are getting very little frost as yet. I like the frosty weather very much its so clean and the air is very fresh we get very little snow over here I suppose ye do have a share of it over there through the year. I am sending a little present to you & Frank its a little bedroom clock. I hope you'll get it all right, its a little early for sending Xmas presents but I am so busy round Xmas that I hardly get time to take my meals sometimes so I thought I'd get these things over [one?]. I am crocheting a wrap for you I thought I'd have it done for Xmas for you but I don't think I will so I'll send it to you after Xmas they are very useful I have one for myself I use it when I'm going to a Ball to throw over my shoulder when I'm not dancing I do a lot of fancy work, do you do any. Tell Frank when he's sending us presents at Xmas that Annie & George said if he sent them the money that he'd spend on anything he'd buy over there that they could get something more useful over here with it, and ask him if he'd send me a piece of embroidered white muslin to make a dress I suppose you know the kind I mean I see a lot of Americans home last year and they had very nice embroidered muslin dresses, we'd get nothing like it over here and if he can't get it tell him to send me something else that would be useful to me. I don't care for anything in the line of Jewelry. the only thing that father likes is books thats what he likes to see us getting in order that he'd have a good read. Did Frank get my last letter I am wondering what the thought of the description I gave about my boy. I suppose he had a good laugh to himself at the idea. I am sending him that Photo for Annie Dillon this week its not a very good one of us but just as she asked for it and I have no better one. Well I think by the time you have all this none-sense read that you will be tired so I will close Hoping you will send me a good long letter for Xmas and tell Frank to answer my last letter. Hoping this will find ye all well I remain with best love.
You loving
Sister-in-law
Mai.
Friday, October 12, 2012
October 22, 1913
From: May Gleasure, Listowel Square
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard Street, Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter about a week ago and was very glad to learn by same that ye are quite well we are all about the same over here. We are just about getting the bad weather now it was just like summer until this week we had a very good year. We had the Races here last week and had a great time at them. The weather could not be better than it was and the town was packed with people there was never such a crowd seen at them, we done splendid business at them. I did not go to the Race Course at all but all the others did they never let me go to them. The Big November Fair is coming off next week I suppose you remember that, thats the day we'll have to work, the town is impoving every year in the line of fairs and markets and business is increasing, father has given me charge of the place now I have to see after all the accounts of the shop we don't keep any apprentice now because George is a lot of his time in the shop. Annie would like very much to do some thing for herself but she would not say anything about it to father she'd like very much to go out to you, and in fact we all want to go over I'm getting sick of this place its so dull the same old life from year to year, that fellow you see in the post-card said he'd take me out in a few years if I went with him we are going together for the last 2 years and a half, he is in a drapers shop here in town and is a very steady boy, he is a Catholic but that won't make any difference between us you need not say anything about him in your letter while you're writing as father would see it and I don't want him to know anything about him you can write it on a separate piece of paper if you are saying anything Annie don't go with any fellow she only plays away with them all. I will send you that Photo for Annie Dillon soon, its a wonder she never drops us a line or even to her father did you say anything about it to her, he always asks me if you say anything about her in your letters or about Lizzie do you see her at all. Well Frank ye ought to have come home this year for awhile is there any chance that ye'd come next year Father Paul Dillon is coming home next April and I don't know if Mike will come or not. by the way I was speaking to Katy Buckley about a week after I wrote to you the last time she said that you were doing fine she told me all about the little baby. I got those last papers and music alright send some more soon if you can as we are short of reading lately. I will now close Hoping you will write very soon again I remain
Your loving sister
May
Send me as much of the Boston Sunday Magisnes as you can also the Boston Sunday Globes
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard Street, Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dear Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter about a week ago and was very glad to learn by same that ye are quite well we are all about the same over here. We are just about getting the bad weather now it was just like summer until this week we had a very good year. We had the Races here last week and had a great time at them. The weather could not be better than it was and the town was packed with people there was never such a crowd seen at them, we done splendid business at them. I did not go to the Race Course at all but all the others did they never let me go to them. The Big November Fair is coming off next week I suppose you remember that, thats the day we'll have to work, the town is impoving every year in the line of fairs and markets and business is increasing, father has given me charge of the place now I have to see after all the accounts of the shop we don't keep any apprentice now because George is a lot of his time in the shop. Annie would like very much to do some thing for herself but she would not say anything about it to father she'd like very much to go out to you, and in fact we all want to go over I'm getting sick of this place its so dull the same old life from year to year, that fellow you see in the post-card said he'd take me out in a few years if I went with him we are going together for the last 2 years and a half, he is in a drapers shop here in town and is a very steady boy, he is a Catholic but that won't make any difference between us you need not say anything about him in your letter while you're writing as father would see it and I don't want him to know anything about him you can write it on a separate piece of paper if you are saying anything Annie don't go with any fellow she only plays away with them all. I will send you that Photo for Annie Dillon soon, its a wonder she never drops us a line or even to her father did you say anything about it to her, he always asks me if you say anything about her in your letters or about Lizzie do you see her at all. Well Frank ye ought to have come home this year for awhile is there any chance that ye'd come next year Father Paul Dillon is coming home next April and I don't know if Mike will come or not. by the way I was speaking to Katy Buckley about a week after I wrote to you the last time she said that you were doing fine she told me all about the little baby. I got those last papers and music alright send some more soon if you can as we are short of reading lately. I will now close Hoping you will write very soon again I remain
Your loving sister
May
Send me as much of the Boston Sunday Magisnes as you can also the Boston Sunday Globes
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Thursday, October 11, 2012
June 26, 1913
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard Street Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter a few days ago and was delighted at hearing from you. We are all quite well here at home. but we have some very bad weather all the time, we have had no summer as yet nothing but rain almost every day. I suppose ye have some very good weather over there before now. Katy Buckley did not call to see us since she came home but I see her out walking a few evenings ago but I had one of the opposite sex along with me I suppose she did not like to stand and speak to me, Nell Dowling was speaking to her and she told her all about you how that you had a splendid time and a lovely place. There are a lot of people at home here in the town from America within the last month. Its a wonder you never think of taking a trip home. I suppose you'll hardly ever again come back here and it's no wonder, Listowel is an awful dull old place I wished I could leave it in the morning. There was an awful highway robbery committed here on the 2nd June about 6 miles from Listowel it was a banker that used to carry money from this to Abbeyfeale and four masked men jumped out from behind the ditch and took L780 = 5/ from them I am sending you the paper about it. I am also sending you some more Photo's of myself the one on the post card is more like me than any of the others. I hope you'll take out yours and send them to us, it was an awful pity you did not take the baby's Photo, I would love to have seen it. Jim Connor is laid up sick since last January it was a cold he got and did not mind himself and then he got pains all over him and he is not over them since none of them got married yet although they want a housekeeper badly they have nobody with them only a servant girl James is getting old now its time he gave up the place to one of them. Do you get any music in the newspapers now if you do I hope you'll keep them for me. and don't forget to send us some papers to read as I am always in the shop now I like to have something to be reading so I hope you'll send me something I did not get the letter from your wife yet I hope she has not forgotten to write to me. and I hope you'll write yourself again soon I will now close for this time Hoping ye are well
I remain
Yours loving sister
Mai.
To: Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard Street Allston, Mass. U.S.A.
My dearest Frank,
I received your most welcomed letter a few days ago and was delighted at hearing from you. We are all quite well here at home. but we have some very bad weather all the time, we have had no summer as yet nothing but rain almost every day. I suppose ye have some very good weather over there before now. Katy Buckley did not call to see us since she came home but I see her out walking a few evenings ago but I had one of the opposite sex along with me I suppose she did not like to stand and speak to me, Nell Dowling was speaking to her and she told her all about you how that you had a splendid time and a lovely place. There are a lot of people at home here in the town from America within the last month. Its a wonder you never think of taking a trip home. I suppose you'll hardly ever again come back here and it's no wonder, Listowel is an awful dull old place I wished I could leave it in the morning. There was an awful highway robbery committed here on the 2nd June about 6 miles from Listowel it was a banker that used to carry money from this to Abbeyfeale and four masked men jumped out from behind the ditch and took L780 = 5/ from them I am sending you the paper about it. I am also sending you some more Photo's of myself the one on the post card is more like me than any of the others. I hope you'll take out yours and send them to us, it was an awful pity you did not take the baby's Photo, I would love to have seen it. Jim Connor is laid up sick since last January it was a cold he got and did not mind himself and then he got pains all over him and he is not over them since none of them got married yet although they want a housekeeper badly they have nobody with them only a servant girl James is getting old now its time he gave up the place to one of them. Do you get any music in the newspapers now if you do I hope you'll keep them for me. and don't forget to send us some papers to read as I am always in the shop now I like to have something to be reading so I hope you'll send me something I did not get the letter from your wife yet I hope she has not forgotten to write to me. and I hope you'll write yourself again soon I will now close for this time Hoping ye are well
I remain
Yours loving sister
Mai.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
April 21, 1913
From: May Gleasure, The Square, Listowel
To: Mrs. Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard Street Allston Mass. U.S.A.
My Dear Sister-in-law
A few lines hoping they will find ye in the best of health as we all are here at present. We have very bad weather over here all the time nothing but rain I don't think it stopped raining yesterday for five minutes. I expect ye are getting the fine weather now. I am sending a Photo of the family with this letter I hope it will get there all right I am standing at my father's left hand and Annie is at the other side with George in the middle they did not come out very well as the man that was taking them was in a hurry to catch a train it was a Mr. McCarthy from Tralee that took them. Ask Frank to tell me if he would know us, he never saw me with my hair up before so it will make a change. he will hardly know George as there is a big change in him in the line of the way he grew lately but his face came out quite different to what it is, he will be 19 years next September and I will be 21 on the 27th of May. Tell Frank I got those books he sent me also we got the newspapers. Have you got any Photo of yourself. we would love to get one of yourself and Frank No more to say this time Hoping you will write to me to.
I remain
Your loving sister-in law
Mai.
To: Mrs. Frank Gleasure, 4 Bayard Street Allston Mass. U.S.A.
My Dear Sister-in-law
A few lines hoping they will find ye in the best of health as we all are here at present. We have very bad weather over here all the time nothing but rain I don't think it stopped raining yesterday for five minutes. I expect ye are getting the fine weather now. I am sending a Photo of the family with this letter I hope it will get there all right I am standing at my father's left hand and Annie is at the other side with George in the middle they did not come out very well as the man that was taking them was in a hurry to catch a train it was a Mr. McCarthy from Tralee that took them. Ask Frank to tell me if he would know us, he never saw me with my hair up before so it will make a change. he will hardly know George as there is a big change in him in the line of the way he grew lately but his face came out quite different to what it is, he will be 19 years next September and I will be 21 on the 27th of May. Tell Frank I got those books he sent me also we got the newspapers. Have you got any Photo of yourself. we would love to get one of yourself and Frank No more to say this time Hoping you will write to me to.
I remain
Your loving sister-in law
Mai.
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