91 Islington, Liverpool
Oct. 5, 1875
Dear Brother & Sister,
We received your very welcome letter yesterday but we were
very sorry to hear that you had been looking so anxiously for a letter from us
which you ought to have had before you wrote.
In the first place I wrote to Olive for her birthday and sent her a
piece of ribbon to make a bow for her neck, and brother wrote to you all and
sent a birthday card, and the Welsh ashamed of the country. It looks very strange your not getting them
for they are the only letters that have miss-carried
and unfortunately had something in them.
But for the future we will try and post them ourselves for I can assure
you it was a great disappointment to us, for we thought we would get beforehand
with your send. I was expecting a little
note from Olive herself. You also mentioned
in your last letter, but one that you would send us some papers. We never received any papers and this letter we
only got two.
I am glad to hear that your harvest will turn out so profitable,
for you must have a great deal to do and you speak of the fruit looking so well
and wishing we were here. I hope it will
look and turn out as favorable next year when I hope to share all the beauties
of nature with you all. What took my
fancy the most was the cucumbers. I
cannot tell what John will do with them as ours seldom if ever grow to three
feet.
I hope it will be fine tomorrow for I intend to have our
cards taken and then they will be a week or two before we get them but you shall
not be disappointed if I can possibly help it anymore. We have sent you several papers. One had a pattern of an apron I thought was a
nice one but I think as the time is so near for us coming that I had better
bring all with us .
I was very sorry to hear of your husband being so poorly but
glad he is better. He must have been very
anxious for to get the harvest in when the weather turned so uncertain. We have had very bad weather for two Sundays
together. It was terrific. First it was thunder and lightening for three
hours and torrents of rain. Every place
was lighted up with it and the following Sunday evening it was a violent storm
of wind. The lifeboat capsized in the
river and twelve persons were drowned.
Nearly everyone was afraid, but as for Richard, he slept like a top
while I was getting the children’s cots close to our bed for fear the chimney
stacks would fall through the roof. I
thought they would be safer nearer to us and when Richard awoke he could not
tell what was the matter to see such a change in the room. But the storm was frightful, I could not
sleep a bit.
We have not heard from Joseph since I told him we had made
up our minds to go, but Christmas will soon be here and then I shall either see
him or hear from him. He always sent us
a present of a splendid goose so I am sure he will not forget us then.
I sent you a paper a week today. It had a pattern of a cape or _____ in. It is very pretty and simple. It takes a yard and quarter of French merino
and trimmed with lace or fringe and insertion let in if you like and headed
with a little bead trimming. It would be
very suitable for all the girls. I will
not send anything in this letter till I hear from you again to tell me what
date the papers and letters you receive.
I shall be sending you Chatterbox
in a few days and a paper the same day as this letter. We sent a paper on Monday with some Cumberland
corn in. I hope you will get it. The paper sent in this letter will have some Marygold
seeds in that was taken from the cottage in the mountain and they were just in
a box on the window here and grew very well.
So you will get this first Bushart as only a slight ___ of
that song you asked him about. He can
remember this first verse. Perhaps you
will help him out with the rest when he comes.
No doubt you will bring to his mind many things when you get to talking
of which I shall have to give him up to you all for yourself. He wants to know do you sing the Mistletoe
Bough yet? But he will keep me writing
you all night asking you questions that I think I must draw to a close, for
when I commence to write I don’t know when to stop. He joins me with best love to each one of you
and thanks for your great kindness to us.
The children are both well and send kisses in their little way to all,
and Marion for cousin Frank and her doggie.
So with fondest love and best wishes to you all from your affectionate
brother and sister,
R & MA Garner
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