Roseland, La
Feb. 6, 1890
Dear Mama and All,
We had a postal from Robert Tuesday - one from Frank today
and a letter from Winfred. We were so
glad to hear from you again and how you were all getting along with la
grippe. I’m sorry you needed to have it
at all but hope in due time you will fully recover from it. It must be very hard for mama as she is so
seldom ill, for mama mine you know one thing, people who get up too soon after
having the grippe always have a relapse.
Now remember and stay in bed till the doctor says you may get up or
until you feel well & strong - then
don’t go right at work – but be very careful & take everything easy, for if
you do not you may have to stay in bed all winter - so tis best to be prudent
to begin with. Winfred, you see that she
does not get up in less than two weeks from the time she was taken with it
first. Wait on her, read & talk
& tell all the funny things you can think of to make her forget she is in
bed. I’m so glad, Winfred, that you
still keep well & hope you will but take good care of yourself and do not
take cold or you might be sick too and that would make it very bad all round. It was a good idea to get Frank Wolford to
help you as it was too much for you to do alone. Hope Minnie will not take it as she is so
little and then what would the others do without their good nurse. Glad Frank has it no harder – he can help
Minnie so much in the house then. Wish
we might be spirited there to help you all at this time. We were all thankful that Mattie, Robbie
& baby recovered and seem to be getting along so well. Take care & not be too venturesome until
you have all fully recovered. We are all
anxious about you - are in our minds
constantly. No one that we know has had
it yet in Roseland. We hope to escape
it.
At last our barrels of millet are here and we have just
opened them and have all been eating raisons.
Wesie sits by the table munching them now and father has just quit. I am chewing away on them as fast as I know
how. My but they are good.
I got the picture, mama, and it is as natural as ever (you
know it never was a very good one). Have
it standing on the piano now. Wish I had
original here instead of the picture (I don’t mean standing on the piano). Would give you the easiest chair in the
house. What a jolly big time we would
have. Papa keeps so well. Once in a while he has a little bad turn but
every time it comes from eating too heartily.
You ought to see such an appetite as he has. He won’t own up to it but he is always ready
for his meals & enjoys them even if we do not have lots of pies, cakes
& delicate dishes. We have to watch
him all the time and particularly when we have beans twice on Sunday. I have to set the dish away so he can’t get
them the second time. We have lots of
fun about it. He tells us we don’t want
him to be sick so we tell him when he has eaten enough. Since then he has been better.
We have attended service two or three at night & nearly
every Sunday here. The __ __ minister
from Amile is just splendid & everybody likes him. Howard has had a class a few Sundays & I
had a class of lively little folks a week last Sunday. We enjoy the S. S. very much but they are
using a new kind of lesson paper of David Cooks so do not have same kind of
lesson as you all do. We have prayer
meetings every Thursday night & tonight Howard leads it – subject:
“Righteousness”. We do not attend
anything else in the colony but what I have mentioned as most everything is in
connection with a dance & we have neither money nor time to waste on such
foolishness.
It is thundering and is trying to rain. We need rain very much. The boys have been at home today setting out
live oaks, banana trees, and holly. After
dinner sowed their cucumber seeds.
William Collins (Mrs. Payson’s adopted son) came with the team yesterday
& helped sow radish, potatoes, & c.
Howard went to Amile to attend to business of Uncle Sam’s and I went
with him to Mrs. Payson as was not very well.
Got our phaeton shafts home the same time & will soon drive Lady
again. That itch the horses have all
been having is making Lady poor.
It was Wesie’s birthday yesterday so I bought her a lovely
bouquet of flowers from Mrs. Payson’s – wish you could see them. How I wish you could all come down on the
excursion. They expect a big crowd here
& will give them a reception. What
do you think of our letter in the Farm Field & Stockman? Father would not
let me rest till I had it off so if you see any imperfections please
overlook. Of course, it is father’s
letter.
Wesie, the others will write soon. All send lots of love & wishes for your speedy
recovery. Also many thanks for all that
came in the barrels. Wish we were able
to send for butter.
Lovingly,
Olive
Let us hear often if only a word or two. Hope you won’t have to miss those
examinations, Winfred, but if you do that is not the worst thing which could
happen.
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