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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 05/26/1912

    Southport

    England

    May 26, 1912

    My Dear Son,

    …This is the nicest and cleanest town we have ever seen in our travels. Pa says he would like to live here. Very swell folks come here. The dresses are elegant silks and satins and so tight they can scarcely walk. Young and old all dress in the latest style. When I was a girl, middle aged dressed old fashioned, bonet and shawl. Not anymore. There are all kinds of amusements around the beach and some very fine preaching. We listened to a woman suffergette yesterday. She kept up at great length. Very interesting to hear her flow of language.

    Mrs. Seddon was sorry to see us come away. We stayed two weeks. We enjoyed it very much. We could see we were truly welcome…. Seddons are all rooted and grounded in spiritualism. I was sorry to see and hear that they would listen to such rubbish. It is wonderful that anybody with common sense would listen to it. Gracie has gone so far she can see spirits. She saw an old gray headed man standing at Pa's back one night and a bible in his hand and in letters of gold, to take the Bible as his guide. Pa spoke very plainly to them.

    We had a nice time at Parbold but it was a farm and they were very busy and we did not stay long. They had 16 cows and 9 horses. They meet trains. They have lots of conveyances. We had two nice rides. Excursions go out there and they serve meals to them. It is one mile from Parbold. They are good Christian people. They wanted us to stay longer but we were in the way or at least I thought so.…

    I expect you got my letter advising you about that millionaire young lady. I certainly would go and see them. She might be the finest in the land. These middle class girls don't seem to have brains for anything but dress and amusement. Don't give that

    chance up except you have some better reasons than I think you have. Get acquainted before you pass an opinion. Don't be an old bachelor with such a chance in sight.

    Your loving Mother

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