Letter, Kate Gleason to James Gleason

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William Gleason,
Manufacturer of Machinists Tools,
Office, Brown’s Race,

Rochester, N.Y., September 21st. 1888
Dear Jim,-
Just about this time you must be wrestling with that
arithmetic examination, -you want to pass that whatever you do and
then it won’t seem so bad if you are ‘busted’ on all the others.
Papa says that he will not blame you if you can’t get through the
examinations because of course with the little time for preparation
you’ve had, you have not had a fair chance. He says you must enter
the Cascadilla school right away and try to pass at Christmas. My
advice to you is that if you manage to get through in two or three
studies, you want to go for Prof. Morris.
When we reached home last
night Mamma was as cheerful as a cricket, you would’nt suspect she
had wept a tear and we passed the evening pleasantly asking her what
time it is. We would wonder where Jim is now and ask her what the
time is so we could make a guess.
Don’t forget the laundry I recom-
mended to you. Here is a diagram, showing the way to find it, -the
others are too steep in price and don’t do things up so well.
Remember to send me the question papers, if you mail ’em Sunday I
can tell pretty well whether you are going in or not without waiting
to hear from the examination committee.
Lovingly,
Kate
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Mamma will send you a suit for
the cane rush early next week.

[drawing included]