
Han recd your card; was much concerned to learn that you had a fall: Weather is very
warm here, but fine cool nights: mornings allmost frosty. The grandest genuine
summer I ever knew. Mountains allways visible, asserting their supremacy. Vivid
lightnings and startling thunder, with heavy showers. A big tornado passed, or
crashed over the city, tearing a large luxuriant tree that grew by the gate, by the
roots, as if it had been a bramble, and twisting a large to pieces, that grew at the
corner of the house, dividing the branches literaly literally
, without knocking down the
chimney nor even splintering a picket. How it razed and thrashed the slate roof; several houses were
unroofed: the worst gale I ever saw: Han was much frightend : she is improving
steadily, though weak: allright. She thinks if she could see you: talks of you great
deal. I've not heard of the picture yet sent to George—