Roseland, La
April 13, 1890
Dear Ones at Home One & All,
Not hearing anything from any of you the past week, I feel a
little anxious in this account. Why you
keep me in so much suspense I am at a loss to know. Why it is that I don’t hear from you at
least once a week. I hope that you are
well and that there is nothing serious the matter with any of you. Try not to keep me in suspense any
longer. Write to me when you receive
this.
I am happy to say that we are all well at present and hope
that you all are enjoying the same blessing.
We are having beautiful weather
just at the present time. All nature
seems so beautiful and green. The birds
are so melodious too, they seem to enjoy the beautiful climate as well as we
do. The wild flowers are so very pretty
& fragrant too, and such a variety
of them. I wish that I could send you a sample
of the different kinds so that you might enjoy them too.
I suppose that Frank has reached his destination ere
this. Have you heard from him or not
since he left home?
I sent Arthur two papers one day last week; I hope that he
receives them. I expect that the boys
are seeding now as I find by the papers that the weather in Minn. is very fine
and favorable for spring’s work. Do not
put in any more sorghum than you can possibly take care of this spring. Put in some millet for cow feed in the winter
if it is necessary. I don’t think it
will be necessary to send any cattle to the land this spring, now Frank has
taken so many away. If I
don’t come home this season I hope that you will be able to put up all the hay
that grows on the place as this will sell more readily than wheat or ___ at a
better profit on the outlay and the work connected with it.
I hope that peace and quiet reigns at Fairy Glen now &
that the boys work it with some satisfaction too.
I gave a St. Paul man an option on the farm for sixty days ,
a little over a month since. I hope to
hear from him soon. I also wrote to Mr.
Pendergast to try to sell the place for me as he did so well on his farm __ ___
he might know someone that might buy the place.
I offered him good
commission. Have Robbie see Mr. Adams
and tell him too that if he can sell for $35.00 per acre that he can have $2.50
per acre for selling it for me. If
Robbie isn’t able to do this just now, Arthur you will try to see him as I am
bound to sell if possible . At the same
time, do not begin putting in the crops.
Plant potatoes in the new ground on the flat on the highest part of it. Robbie will make some suggestions perhaps that
will be an advantage to you in regard to the crops as I wrote to him in respect
of this matter some time ago .
Louise & Olive are both writing . Love to all from,
Father
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