Dear Calvin,

We have been getting all the things in the cellar crated this week so as to have nothing to do but to crate Gentle's things when they come. I have not had the dining room table crated yet because I cannot decide to let it go up, it does not go with the other furniture. It cost $20 at Souters and I have asked Burrowes what he could sell it for, he says not more than $12. We are sending up any way, that table we used in the kitchen at the cottage and I wish to know, if we will wait a little till we can get hold of perhaps a walnut one or if not get a fumed oak. There was a very pretty one round with leaves for $20 at Souter, the colour is like a rather light walnut without any grain but much prettier than uncle's golden oak. I am going to send up the nursery bed-stead, have found a hair mattrass [sic] in the attic, so have only to get a wire mattrass [sic], and on reckoning up we would need all, if Mary or Tom came up. Our red Repp curtains dyed well for only $1.50, we got a sample of colour at Wattkins we thought we thought would suit the woodwork, a light brown. Let me know what you think about disposing of Uncle's table. Must hurry to prayer meeting. With much love.

Your mother

[M.B. McQuesten]