Minneapolis
Feb. 3, 1891
My Dear Sisters,
I have just received a letter from home enclosing one
written by you, Olive, that great long one, the that kind we all like to get but
not to write, at least I don’t for the reason perhaps that I could not find enough
to say that would interest and entertain my correspondent.
Was very sorry to learn that you were so sick with La
Grippe, Louisa. I will send you a prescription which you can
get filled there to help your cough and send several injections to abay the Hygienic
Sans. Will not charge anything for the prescriptions. You know the usual price is 50 cents but would
fake enough medicine also for you if there was any way of getting it to
you. The prescriptions I will send on
separate blanks, one for a cough, another for an ordinary cold and still
another to prevent a cold when you feel one coming on. Of course you know that a good hot drink of
lemonade or brandy (take your choice) will relieve if not cure most any cold
and even the grippe if you go to bed at once after the stimulus or spiritus
fermenti and cover up so that you won’t take cold after sweating, and to be careful
not to get cold when getting up.
The winter here has been milder than ever known before, yet
I think that there has been more sickness than if had been cold, dry, and
plenty of snow. It has snowed more or
less for two or three days now and at present we have enough for fairly good
sleighing.
I must say your treatment for breaking up a fever is very
good. If Louisa does not like to take
Caster oil a 4 grain blue mass pill would be good and not so disagreeable.
I suppose I’ll receive the tax receipt for my taxes soon. If you have not yet sent it, send it and I’ll
send you the amt. of them. It is getting
dark so I’ll go to dinner and finish this after.
Feb 11, 1891
Began this letter, as you see, over a week ago but have not
finished it yet. Was not feeling very
well at the time so I waited until I should get the letter Louisa wrote.
I went home last Saturday evening and while there read your
last letter, Olive, which contained the good news that you were all nearly
well. Merton, Harry W., Elwin H., and
Hankenson, also Henry J. and Mr. Pendergast all went home the same night. I don’t know as I told you that I work the “con”
and get up for 50 cents each time – regular fare $1.77. Well, most of us “U” boys do the same and
Henry also and Mr. Pendergast too I think. That night there was a new conductor on and we
did not know what to do about it – did not suppose we could work him. We all scattered pretty well . Mr. P and Henry went in the caboose (guess
that’s the way to spell it). I stood on
its rear platform, Elwin and Hankenson
on the front of the passenger platform and Merton and Harry on the rear passenger
platform. And in that way we all
managed to get up for 50 cents each and came down for 50 cents. I was surprised when I got home to find no
snow on the ground. While here in Mpls
we had good sleighing. We had quite a
storm Sunday though but not nearly so much snowfall home as here in the city. I expected to take a sleigh ride with my
best girl when I got home but had to content myself with my own company.
Received a picture from Harry B. and Marion, also of Uncle’s
plantation, one of the house where Uncle is sitting on the stoop smoking, Aunty
nearby and Walter Lyda and Joseph also. The other was of the same group some distance
from the house near their beds of drying grapes. The
one of Marion shows her to be a grown up young lady whom I would not recognize
if I did not know whom it was.
I have finished dissecting and taken the examination. We took another examination Monday night;
only three questions. The doctor was a
little too full when he came in as will show from his writing, which I will
endeavor to ____ it was thus. ‘Twas too
bad for he was one of the best instructors in the faculty & a good ___man, but too much of the spiritus fermenti had
about him.
Louise, you must not think of going into the bakery or
chicken business. You need not worry
about making something or doing something for a living for you will always be
cared for, and I have a wish that you would come home and live with us when you
can be boss and our counselor and guardian.
You cannot and must not try the
bakery business for it is too hard work and you could not stand it. If you wish as we wish, come home, that is, if
Olive would let you go. Don’t worry about
the future for all will come out well in time.
Lovingly,
Arthur
PS – Robbie is going to come down some day to have a
tooth spliced that he broke in a contest with a shot of brandy. Ever so much obliged, Howard, for paying my taxes. Will be pleased to let it go on freight for the
store if you want it sent.
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