Hutchinson, Minn.
August 17, 1889
Dear Howard & Olive,
No Sunday letter from you this week, how is this? Ma thinks something must of happened ___ or a letter ought to be here last Wednesday,
but no letter came. We shall look for a
long letter next week. I hope that the
stove will reach you in due time without any delay.
Ma and I were at Mr. Smith’s ___ last Tuesday. I’ve had a nice time there & I made
myself generally useful in threading needles for the ___; i.e. Mrs. Rollins,
Mrs. Barber & they made a condition present that I should not get any
dinner unless I threaded the needles for them, & you better believe I
worked like a major for my supper, which I enjoyed hugely. Mrs. Smith says she will have another big B
for my special benefit if I only agree to go there to thread the needles for
the ___. What do you think I had better
do, go or not? Well, I will take for granted
that you will say yes, so will go if I feel well enough to stand it, for it is
so laboring you know to wait on so many ___ in one day, no rest.
Ma & I took in the picnic yesterday & had a good time
again there. Went from there Mr. Abbots
to tea & Mrs. Abbots put me to bed to rest before tea for a short
time. There is a daughter of theirs from
Iowa on a visit at their house just now.
Should say that she is larger than Mr. Graham. She & Mrs. Byrnes make a strong
team. I tell you, nothing small about
either of them.
Where Ma and myself will go next I know not, as the invitations
come in thicker & faster than ever.
I think, however, we can stand it, the invitations I mean, if not all of
the friends sumptuous entertainment of us .
I tell you, you do not know
really how people appreciate you until you are sick almost unto death as I have
been. I find now that I have more
friends than ever.
The boys are busy haying as yet. We have a lot of very fine hay put up so far;
very little rain to spoil any of it as yet.
Am working up the car business for George as fast as I can. Think I can get it for less than $124 by
& by, or before George gets ready to leave.
My hip, knee & shoulder are not any better; am in pain
all of the time more or less. Otherwise my general health is good. Ma says that she is not going south. She does not like to leave the boys alone. But if I go, she must too as I am not able to
dress or undress without her assistance.
Love to you both,
Father
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