
for the Insane London. Ontario London, Ont., 10 May 1889
Although you did not enclose Mrs O'C's
card with yours of 8th (you
have probably seen the card lying about since you sent the letter) yet I judge from
the tenor of what you say that your O'C. is very sick. You will
feel bad about it I know and it is very natural you should still it is my decided
conviction that we shall be all better off went when
we get out of our present state than we are at present. And though I would
gladly see O'Connor well yet (that being out of the question, I fear) the next best
thing I think will be for him to leave us. Poor fellow! it will only be a very
little while untill we rejoin him and we will settle then whether the whole thing
was or was not well planned! I am glad to hear that they are looking up a chair for you. If (having a chair) you were living in a cottage with a
lawn, trees &c &c. and living on the ground floor (as might all be arranged
well enough) there is no reason why you should not spend a good part of your time
during the summer in your chair on the grass, under the trees, among the flowers.
You are not tied to one house (and that about the worst house and the worst situated
that could be found for you) and there is no reason at all why you should not go
where you would have the surroundings you need. Why not
get Horace to look about for a good cottage for you? I hope to
see you before a very great while