
i
have
received your letter
to day although it was short
it was better than none
i am always glad to hear
from you if its only a line
i have to announce the
death of little Charley man
he died last thursday morning
with the diptherea croup
suffered very much so
pressed for breath
poor
little boy it made me feel
real sad he and Janey
was
up in my room on saturday
and he set in a chair quiet
so unusual for him he
dident seem to be very well
and sunday he was not so
well and lived till thursday
poor little fellow i miss him
very much they had the
funeral last sunday
he was put in a casket
lined with white satin cost 100 doller)
well Walter i have had a letter from Jeff and one from Matty the letter you sent of mine stirred them up matt said i wrote to you i dident know what i would do if it wasent for your letters the rest dident put themselves out to write to me she said she knew i meant them so now she will write every sunday i wrote to her yesterday) and to han to day and sent her one dollar and 25 cts) i have had a letter from her a good letter she says she shall come home she cant doo so well in fixing her things in consequence of losing her thumb i sent her a dollar the other time and i wrote for her to get her things made and i would send her some change every time to pay it she wonders why walter dont write to her as he used to when you write walter dear put a couple of dollars in the letter its better to not put much in a letter in these days there is so many broken open and robbed
good biehas mr Oconor got home yet)
george is away to camden