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It does not seem as weJust? or reasonable that in such a matter every individual in the family must be pleased or else a rupture of friendship ??llon?. And in this whole matter I do not think that justice has been done Romaine She has been treated as if she were insincere - undutiful & all that - because she cannot sacrifice her affection to a mere prejudice - Think of it John and you will see that it is irritating and painful to her. The only thing in which she has opposed Ma is in refusing to break it off entirely - and I do think that is asking too much - when Ma's only reason is that she does not like Mr. W. Ma has not acted like herself - She says now that she never blamed old Mrs. Murray - for acting as she did - and yet I can remember when she felt very indignant that you should suffer from a mere whim of hers. I should be very sorry to pain Ma in any way - but I cannot in truth say in this that I think she is right and Romaine wrong - I do not think so. I cannot think it. I told Ma so once - and have since done all in my power that I could do consistently - to make her happier - and to lighten her troubles. It is not so bad as you would think from our writing so much about it. The subject is very seldom alluded to at home - and unless something special brings it up - Ma does not distress herself very much about it. I have noticed that she is always sick? and

[written upside down]]: Alex Gore? has a little daughter - about a week old -