Clarence M. French lived in Auburn, a charming town in central Massachusetts, south of Worcester.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn,_Massachusetts
In April of 1911, Clarence received an Easter greeting from a friend or relative.
The sender is identified only by the initials, “W. F.”
The postcard was mailed from Stoughton, a town in Norfolk County of east-central Massachusetts.
The town was named for William Stoughton, Chief Justice of the Colonial Courts and an unapologetic prosecutor of the Salem Witch Trials.
Originally an agricultural area, Stoughton became an important center of shoe manufacturing in the 19th century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoughton,_Massachusetts
On the face, a drawing of four chickens appears beneath a bouquet of daisies and chrysanthemums.
A printed legend proclaim: “All happiness for Easter”.
The postcard was published by the International Art Publishing Company; the image was printed in Germany.
On the reverse, the sender sends apologies, “Sorry not to have seen you when here.”
The writer asks, “Remember me to your wife.”
It appears that the sender of the postcard had paid a visit to Auburn but had not visited Clarence.
The brusque tone of the message could indicate that the sender was a man of few words or, perhaps, that there was no strong affection between the correspondents.
If W. F. is a relative of Clarence French, it is likely that the missed visit was not consequential.
One hopes that Clarence was happy to receive the postcard, that the missed visit was not a snub, and that the writer -along with Clarence and his wife- enjoyed a wonderful Easter.
