Eva Hall to Aubrey Hall, 14 January 1903
| Title: | Eva Hall to Aubrey Hall, 14 January 1903 |
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| Identifier: | archives.org.au/Eva_Hall_to_Aubrey_Hall,_14_January_1903 |
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| Authors: | Eva Agnes May Hall |
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| Related people: | Harold Aubrey Hall · Eva Agnes May Hall |
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| Keywords: | Transcriptions by Ian Berryman · H.M. Wilson Archives |
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[2009 February 4: typed by IB]
[2009 February 11: edited & checked against MS by IB]
Eva Hall to Aubrey Hall, 14 January [1903]
Transcription
GPO Perth
Jan 14th 19021
My dear Aub
I think you have owed me a letter for some time but even if you wrote per Nemesis my letter is probably careering over the Blackwood thickets & after they have re-addressed it to Yerriminup & May wakes up to the fact that I might like to have it — I can calculate on reading it (with luck) one month from present date.
I think I wrote & told you that I had got out of going to Yerriminup while the gay people of the house took their holiday & as everyone else is equally well satisfied it is [?alright] — Amy, George & Winifred are now in Adelaide, I don’t think they intend going any further than Melbourne.
I spent the last few days with Georgie & yesterday she & I went to see Maude Geyer, we found Mrs Spurling there & spent a jolly afternoon, they were both very much taken with little John Peel who performed only his best tricks for their benefit. Mrs Spurling told us that Grandma Hall used to admire herself (& really did look handsome) in a certain hat with beautiful feathers & it appears that the old tyrant (she didn’t call him that) didn’t approve of it, so one day when she was out he put it on the fire & when she tearfully remonstrated he replied in his grandest manner “Madam I have burnt the bone of contention” — the old lady seemed to enjoy the old time joke & I think really lives chiefly in the past.
To be more up to date I must tell you something of Mrs Withnell, the other day Nellie Spurling flippantly remarked to her “that as no one else seemed to come forward she would have to marry Jock”, so the old woman said rather savagely “I hope not my dear you’d make such a very or-di-nary pair”, poor old Nellie collapsed.
Poor old Aunt Dora seems very unhappy & I think there will be a few changes made in Leslie’s household shortly, but not a word of this to anyone.
Fancy poor Charlie Angelo was buried yesterday! only 25 — I saw him just before Xmas & introduced him to Georgie & Hubert, he seemed quite well then & I heard nothing of his illness since, so it was probably sudden — I know they couldn’t pass him for the Bank on acct of heart trouble — his poor Mother.
Mr Teesdale & S Mackay leave tomorrow for North, the former has been here several times & last night went with our party of 8 to the Circus. Some parts of it were most enjoyable, the horses (2 of them) jumping over 6 feet high with such ease too & great feats of horsemanship by a young Javanese, who rode 2 horses at once full canter round the ring, he stood with one foot on each of their hindquarters & then helped a girl up first on to his foot then his knee & so on until she was standing on his shoulders & they went full [?tare] all the time. The strong man too Herr Pagel was a very interesting item — he lifted a weight of 256 lbs in one hand & straightened his arm until he raised it right above his head, then he laid down on his back & slowly raised himself (not with the weight) till his weight was thrown on his hands at the back of him & his feet & they placed a sort of shelf on his chest & knees, & piled all the weights they could find on this & 6 men as well, so he was supporting 1800 lbs & finally he lifted a horse & carried him up & down a ladder — oh! I forgot to mention his going into the Lions cage, I didn’t like that part of it but felt too fascinated not to look & he really bluffs the lion & takes hold of him roughly & then shows one his horrible claws & teeth, when he pulled his mouth open the great beast roared & growled but he soon quieted him again.
Sam is taking us tonight to hear Melba! a sort of farewell treat & a real luxury as the tickets are a guinea each — I expect to be entranced but will tell you all about it when I write next.
Duncan & George McRae & Teesy had tea with us one night last week & afterwards Ping Pong & Pianola, the latter is marvellous – oh C M Straker came too, he is having a very good time — I haven’t seen anything of Mr Rolland this time, but I believe he spent his Xmas at Rottnest. I saw Leslie & Dot for a few minutes, the latter has grown very stout but looks well.
Is my “bike” still with you? I wish you would realise on it for me as I am in want of the money I wish Hadly had taken it to Broome & could have perhaps easily disposed of it there. I should be glad of £7 or £8 for it as directly if I wish to go to Cundenup I won’t have money enough to pay my expenses. Ernest told me he refunded the £5 you advanced on it else I wouldn’t dare approach you on the subject.
Write soon & tell me the news. I think Blanche Warburton might come back with me. I am going to Mrs Roe tomorrow for a week or 2. Kind love to self & Aunt & I hope she is keeping well. Miss [?Stancey] came to Maude’s for one night & is sticking to her like a plaster ever since. Verschuer is in Perth just now.
Yours ever
Eva
1 Dated 1902, but the postmark is ‘03’
