Holywell
May 23, 1850
My Dearest John,
I duly received yours on the 15th instant and was
very glad to hear that my dearest John was in the full enjoyment of good health
as it leaves me at present, thank God for it.
I was quite surprised to find that your note had been a month or more
since __. Where it has been detained I can’t say but it
is strange for I dare say you are beginning to think that I wasn’t writing __
leave it until I had been ___ to hear
what Father said.
My dear John I am glad to hear that there are so many
chapels in your country and I am glad that you attend those ___ for you will
not loose anything attending those prayer meetings as you say they are so
delightful to be __.
I was glad indeed to hear that Price was paying you a visit. Yes, my dearest I am sure it gave you great
pleasure in seeing him and I do rejoice with you that you have a friend in a
strange land. Yes, there is a great deal
to be said in having a friend. Be sure
to remember me kindly in return to him __.
I am glad to hear that you have given up going to the gold
mines for I was indeed afraid that you were determined to go there. Poor ___ lost his life going there. I suppose you are aware so there is no use me
telling it over again. __ You have
settled upon some __ business yourselves I am indeed glad to hear and I further
__ that you are doing very well and plan to begin on a small scale for I should
think it would answer better than beginning on a large scale for when you see
people beginning on too large a scale it dwindles away until it is a mere
nothing so with beginning on a small scale one __ will just increase and
increase until it comes to a large one.
Therefore I wish you all the success this world can afford and with the
blessing of God if you will succeed. I
further understand that you are learning the Yankees system of __ __ ahead or
go ahead. Well well I wonder whether
Lizzy will ever learn these __ __ my dearest John conclude upon not coming to
this old country no no dearest ___ you have my ___ John given me something to
think about, yes yes you have. __ __ I don’t know. I have considered well the matter and weighed
it well in my mind. I waited until last
Saturday to see what my Father said. I
told him what you had said. He said that
would be impossible for me to come over this summer. These __ are going to lay the following to
you __ my father wishes very much to see you, yes, he wishes to talk to you therefore he told me
as I am going to __ __ that is, for you to come ___ next summer all being
well. He said that you would be only a
month in coming and going and Price would look after the business while you
were away for he said he would then be satisfied to see us both joined in one. yes, he said that he could then resign his
fleeting breath with ease for as he has said many times since you have gone
that he would not like for me to have anyone but you. Yes, not that I say it,
he thinks as much of you and talks about you as If you were his own son. Yes, he has a great desire to see you. Yes, whenever he talks about you he ___. Yes my dearest John more than you would ever
think. And he therefore thinks I should
never survive to see you marry me by going myself with no one to talk to or
anything and it is very likely that before next summer we shall have a sale of
furniture or something for it is no use paying __ and taxes for that house and
my Father will come to him with one of my brothers for he will never be able to
do anything. No my poor Father is but indifferent
all the time and then many of the things could be divided among us. I shall have the largest share for my
grandmother gave me some things. So, my
dearest John you see what changes there are in this world. My uncle’s a ___. I can call him nothing else. I can’t have my money until I am married or I
am 20 but if I was married tomorrow I can have it. I think dear John if it would have been there
as people said that we where married if would of been better __ __ __ __ for believe me, love another I
cannot, no no.
(There is a verse here I cannot read)
Do you know that verse dearest John? You must excuse my bad handwriting for I am
writing in a hurry. I am now beginning
to write again. Thursday and Friday are very
busy days. I have been ___ dressing the
fancy window. It’s Wistentide this week
with us. There where 7 groups walking on
Monday.
My dearest John do you think that I could get anything ready
passage and all without anyone’s suspicion.
I don’t think I could, therefor my dearest John by you coming over and I
meeting you in Liverpool no one would think anything about it and it would be
much better don’t you think my dearest John and I could be getting things ready
from this till next summer for my dearest John with you. Yes I would go to the uttermost parts of the
earth – therefore I shall leave it to your consideration and my dear John will
you write soon for I shall wait anxiously for an answer. My dear John will look over things for the
best. For as I told you before you went
I should not care going to America tomorrow.
My dearest John you must excuse my writing much to you this
time for I shall write a long letter next time and we shall see what will be
done that you will think best. My
dearest John I have been very down indeed this week when I think of the many
happy happy hours we have spent together in Flint and to think that we shall
spend no more there, yes, I am almost breaking my heart for now I can say I am
without a home for I never would stay with my brother if he would get married,
no, but I know these is my brother _____
to go to, but that is not a home when a brother or father is gone. There is no home, no no not then – but let us
aim for that home above and home not made with hands eternal in the heavens
. Yes that is a home where the weary can
find rest, where the outcast can find a friend.
__ my dearest John troubles and trials we may have in this troublesome
world but what are all our troubles if we give that heavenly kingdom.
I have had a great deal to contend with since I have been here
for my brother thinks I should know as much of the drapers (?) business as
him. I am left the charge of shop and
house for two or three days together when he goes to Manchester. He goes every month. We are more in a fancy way since he has taken
the shop. My dearest John you must
excuse this short note for today is Friday.
Do write soon dearest John for I shall be anxiously waiting an answer. My dear John I have one thing to crave of you
that is if you could get your likeness taken and in small scale and I would
have it to a chain for I have long wished for it but I have forgot each time to
ask you and if you like I would get mine first if you like. My father desires to be fondly remembered to
you and may the blessings of God rest upon your endeavors is the prayer of your
ever affectionate and ever admiring, Lizzy
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