Monday, January 9, 2012

Bachelor Bess Winter Story

January 6, 1913 / Fort Pierre, South Dakota
To Mrs. M. M. Corey


Had a nice ride out Sunday evening—plenty of [buffalo] robes and a dandy team. though of course it was cold. It was 18 below Sunday morning and it will beat that a long way tomorrow morning. I am at the school house—have a big fire and have moved my desk down by it. It is not only cold but there is an ugly southeast wind that seems to cut clear through. The weather has been clear ever since I got here except Friday which was blustery. And this is the first windy day. I'm not going home till dark—I might as well save that much coal.

Must close—Lovingly yours
Bachelor Bess

Bachelor Bess: The Homesteading Letters of Elizabeth Corey, 1909-1919 edited by Philip L. Gerber

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