dull. Brother lost his youngest of late. Brother
has had a good run of business this season; has moved to
near me. Brother has been dangerously sick for few days, is now
getting about again.
The wars of are still raging with great fury. The French
troops have finally entered . The Hungarian armies are defeating
the united armies of and . Fifty-two thousand Jews are
now fighting with the Hungarians, against the Russians. The Jews have
now Rabbis in America collecting money to lay the foundation of their
temple in . The signs of the times are big with events at the
present day. As concerning family since you have been gone, I will
say I think they have got along very well, as far as I know; they have
mostly had good health. was attacked very suddenly with vom-
iting and other sickness. I administered to him by anointing of oil,
laying on of hands and prayer. He was well next day. I dont know of
any other sickness in the family. I have been gone from home so much,
I have not been able to call upon them as much as I would like to. When-
ever I have had an opportunity I have enquired into their circumstances.
I do not think they have had an opportunity of selling but very little
varnish since you went away. I told sister to let me know her
wants, and I would divide with her. My means has been very limited this
season. I have had as much as I could do to meet my rent, get bread for
my family, and pay my travelling bills. She has never called upon me
for means, only in two or three instances, and then for a little change.
I have always given double the amount called for, and the whole of it put
together would hardly have bought a breakfast at . A few
days since she called for twenty five cents, and Mrs. gave her
fifty cents, and I gave her $5.00. I wish it had been a hundred, for
I have no doubt that they needed it, but he that has not got cannot give.
had a [blank] little party last evening, and and ,
Mrs. Woodruff's nieces, who are at our house, attended, as Mary was going
away on a visit for a while down to . Mr. has conveyed
an idea to me that he intended to assist your family while you were gone,
but do not expect that he has done much yet, except perhaps attending to
some bill or two which was due. Mr. McClane and family have resided in
dull. Brother lost his youngest of late. Brother
has had a good run of business this season; has moved to
near me. Brother has been dangerously sick for few days, is now
getting about again.
The wars of are still raging with great fury. The French
troops have finally entered . The Hungarian armies are defeating
the united armies of and . Fifty-two thousand Jews are
now fighting with the Hungarians, against the Russians. The Jews have
now Rabbis in America collecting money to lay the foundation of their
temple in . The signs of the times are big with events at the
present day. As concerning family since you have been gone, I will
say I think they have got along very well, as far as I know; they have
mostly had good health. was attacked very suddenly with vomiting and other sickness. I administered to him by anointing of oil,
laying on of hands and prayer. He was well next day. I dont know of
any other sickness in the family. I have been gone from home so much,
I have not been able to call upon them as much as I would like to. Whenever I have had an opportunity I have enquired into their circumstances.
I do not think they have had an opportunity of selling but very little
varnish since you went away. I told sister to let me know her
wants, and I would divide with her. My means has been very limited this
season. I have had as much as I could do to meet my rent, get bread for
my family, and pay my travelling bills. She has never called upon me
for means, only in two or three instances, and then for a little change.
I have always given double the amount called for, and the whole of it put
together would hardly have bought a breakfast at . A few
days since she called for twenty five cents, and Mrs. gave her
fifty cents, and I gave her $5.00. I wish it had been a hundred, for
I have no doubt that they needed it, but he that has not got cannot give.
had a [blank] little party last evening, and and ,
Mrs. Woodruff's nieces, who are at our house, attended, as Mary was going
away on a visit for a while down to . Mr. has conveyed
an idea to me that he intended to assist your family while you were gone,
but do not expect that he has done much yet, except perhaps attending to
some bill or two which was due. Mr. McClane and family have resided in