Roseland, La
April 7, 1890
Dear Robbie,
Your letter, also one from Ma and one from Winfred too came to
hand yesterday. I was sorry to hear
that Mattie & Ma too were not very well when you wrote but I hope all are
well ere this and that peace reigns now at Fairy Glen. I am
in hopes to dispose of the place before long now that things are commencing to
boom at H. as Ma says.
I am sorry to hear that Frank is so ___. I think that he had better go a little slow
in some respects. Perhaps it is nice for
him that I am not there just now. At the
same time I wish him no harm but all prosperity in his new home. At the same time I can’t help thinking that
he is making a grand mistake in going to Nebraska as there are very many
Nebraskaites coming to La., more specifically to Roseland. As long
as he & Minnie too could not behave themselves it is just as well for them
to try and shift for themselves. At any
rate I hope that you and Mattie & Winfred too will do all you possibly can
to keep Ma cheered up now so many are absent.
And I would say right here that
there is no certainty as to the time when I shall come home, in as much I wish
to be there before long. I hope that ere this reaches you that Frank
will have gone without any further trouble.
As Winfred expressed it, there will be since, good tempers, and sleep
too after they have gone, all of which I hope will be realized.
In regard to the crops or seeding or planting I will leave
it entirely to you as to what to advise the boys in this respect as I don’t
think now it will be possible for me to be there in time to give any council whatever
before seeding time commences this spring.
Have the boys put all the millet seed that is not wanted into some of
the stores for sale. Am sorry that Frank
was so greedy in taking all the seed corn as he could get corn enough in
Neb. and much larger corn than ours too
for they raise large corn there, if what the people who come here bring is a
true sample of it.
Tell Winfred to make out a list of articles that Frank took
that did not belong to him as he will perhaps have to pay for them
sometime. I hope that he did not take any wheat or oats
as all will be wanted there. Perhaps all
of our stock can be kept home the next season now so many horses and sheep have
gone.
I could not go to church last Sunday as I did not feel very
well, but I am myself again now and expect to go to Amite City this afternoon
on some business. Am glad to hear that
Mr. & Mrs. Burtch come to see you all at times. Give my kindest regards to them and to all
the friends at H. and vicinity. You are
to have Tom Wakefield for a neighbor now as you know. Well, I hope he will be all right.
Our love to all, from,
Father
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