We reseived your
welcome letter and was glad
to here from yo it seems
hard to loose Brigy in the
way we did but he was a
good boy I wish I could
change places with him
my life ^is^ very hard here
every one seems bent
on anoying me Ms Irwin
has been write to her
Sister here and sayes
She fears for her life
in Salt Lake City I wish
it was so that I could
come home but the
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thing of my self I took one
step that of geting Maried
before I was old enough to
know any thing and have
always regreted it I am
A perfect slave to R Robert
and the famoly it seem-
s as though the end would
never come the children
are not what they would
have been if they had a
difrent Father I am almos^t^
tired of trying
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hopers have eat up our
corn and it will be hard
scraching to live this
year Eugenia has a beau
this after noon and
she cannot write Robt
cannot sell the farm
for one quater of its value
every one here are trrying
to sell meny are leave-
ing with out selling if you
could come out and
make us A viset the girls
are not atending School
this fall. We have A few
Aples on some of the oldest
trees I reseaved the five
Dolars you sent and have
bought A sack of flower
with it. We thank you much
I do not want you to
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deprive your self for us
some way will open before
long for us I hope the chil-
dren are all well at the
present time but I am home
sick and it seems as though
my sole would starve for
those I love at home Wilford
is at home with mother he
has not writen since they
mooved I hope Sarah is
well. Bell has not writen
for A long time thare is
A great change in our
famoly since If left the
children have grown
up and Maried some are
in heaven I will be glad
when it comes my turn
to go I have never had
A chance to make eny