Monday Sept 7 1903
Dear Henry
Your
letter of the 3rd came Saturday evening and the note was sent to Mrs.
Johns this morning.
We
all enjoyed the visit of Matt and Minna -- Matt has grown, and so
changed he did not appear like Matt to me at first, but after he had
been here a few days he appeared more natural, he is a manly pleasant
boy that you may be proud of -- Sis has secured for the present the
use of an old blind horse which Minna was allowed to ride around the
yard, and had several trips to town with the horse in the road wagon,
it was slow traveling but Annie and Sis are not afraid to use it,
as they are of our horses
Annie
has done good work among her strawberries -- she lost many of her
plants, they were not in good condition when received, but what she
has are doing well -- I fear Annie is having a dull time here -- there
is no society out here and we have no acquatance in town except Mrs.
Rives' family and we have not seen much of them this summer -- Sis
is often ailing, if she were strong they could ride and amuse them
selves in that way -- the doctor say Sis' nervous system is out of
order --
Eugene says we have
a good crop of corn and will have some good soy beans if frost keeps
off, he has some drilled in like wheat which he will cut for hay,
and some he is cultivating for seed. He has not made butter this summer
a creamary has been started at the State farm and they take all the
cream he has.
Our little Deer Park
church will be closed probably soon -- Mr. Finley's time expires 1st
Oct. and we are expecting him to leave us, though he has not said
so. Sis and Eugene consider him the best preacher we have had here,
but the people do not go to church and Mr. Finley is discouraged,
this is the case in the other churches, sometimes not twenty people
at church -- the truth is religion is at a low ebb in this section.
Your
Aunt Lucretia is in bad health. she suffered all winter rhuematism,
got better in the spring, but the disease returned and she is now
at a Spring near Okawville Illinois, about forty miles from St. Louis,
-- she uses the water and baths -- Susan and Net are with her and
was better when heard from last as for myself I
have g great deal to be thankfull for my health is better than in
the spring, but I am very feeble very deaf and my sight failing. therefore
you will excuse this writing
With love Mother
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