
As no cablegram came this morning we conclude that "no news is good news" & our
anxiety is greatly relieved & tho' we fear what the morrow may have in store for
us we hope & trust that it may bring us nothing but good news, about you. What a terrible
time you must have had no one but you can know but we sincerely hope that the crisis
is past & that you are now recovering from the frustrating attack &
regaining a portion of your lost strength. God grant that this may be so & that
out of the darkness may come forth light & Blessing for you & for us Crown
your affliction!
It has deeply grieved us to think what a poor sort of Christmas you must
have had: but we rejoice to know that you are still with us & we pray that the
New Year may begin auspiciously & find you fairly on yr. way to
convalescence—God bless you now & always!
Some of the Boys were here on Mon: Evg: by invitation.
Mrs Teare of
Ballacooil—The farm house in the Isle of Man where I stayed last
summer—sent us a big fat goose & the boys came to help us to dispose of
it. We spent a
good time tho' it was overshadowed by the knowledge of your illness & we read
from Carpenter's "Towards Democracy"—a copy of wh: he kindly presented to me—Burns &c.
The boys all send their continued love & sympathy to you & hope to hear better news of you.
My best heart love to you now & always. Yours affectionately J. Johnston.PS Please tell Warry & Mrs Davis that I send my affectionate regards & best wishes for a happy new year to them. They must have had a trying time.

