To: Mr. Charles H Gauss
North Mo Hotel
Macon City
Mo
Saint Charles Mo.
Saturday Sept. 1st 1866
Dear Henry
Robert received a letter from you to day, in which you say, that I have
written only once to you -- which is very true -- but last week, the
cool weather effected me so much, that I was not well enough to do any
thing, and this week Albert has been sick -- he has had a slight attack
of intermittant fever, but he is much better yesterday and to day, does
not take any medicine except quinine now.--- We have changed our Physician
again -- your Father thought that good old Dr. Provines was getting
too old to practice, and made choice of Dr. Page -- we are very well
satisfied with his treatment of Albert's case.
Mr. Alfred Johns left on last wednesday morning. we were all really
sorry to part with them -- Both Mrs Johns and Miss Florence regretted
that they could not see you again, and desired to be remembered to you
-- they also left their photographs for you, which I think are very
good--
The
latter part of their visit was made very dull by the dread of the cholera
-- Mr Johns and his wife are as nervous as your Father about it, and
took little or no interest in anything after it became so bad in the
city -- Miss Florence was not so much afraid of the cholera but I think
she was almost weary of St. Charles before she left -- They did not
go to Chicago and Cincinnati, as they had intended at first, but went
by Louisville, and Nashville.--
I
suppose the Tableaux were a success -- aunt Gee, Sis, and the boys went
two nights, -- and were quite pleased, but you know that they are no
great judges.
Almost
every young lady in town took part in the affair, and as they were a
good deal exposed, nearly every one of them caught cold, and some have
them have been sick since.
I
heard that they had made about three hundred dollars, but did not hear
they they had painted themselves so awfully.
Tuesday Afternoon
You will see by the date of this, that I commenced it on Satuday but
Master Albert interrupted me then, and since that time we have been
in the greatest disorder and confusion caused by the rain -- Your Father
concluded to put a hip roof on the ell, and therefore had to take the
old roof off -- but as we had had such a long dry spell we hoped the
carpenters would get the new roof finished before the rain would come,
but we were disappointed, the rain did come and about as fast and hard
as ever I saw -- of course we had to give up the use of ell, and make
a quick retreat to the dining room, with all we could stow away there
-- You may be very glad that you are not at home just now -- Our boys
are living on very short rations at present -- the only cooking stove
we had, was Father's little one, on which we could only make tea and
coffee -- but our roof is just about finished, and we can use the kitchen
to-morrow -- it is clouding up again but we feel very independent now
-- all well except Albert, when are you coming home?
Mother
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