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of boxes, we have been almost living on raspberries and intend to | of boxes, we have been almost living on raspberries and intend to | ||
make plenty of jam, perhaps an extra jar. Charlotte is picking currants | make plenty of jam, perhaps an extra jar. Charlotte is picking currants | ||
today for jelly I believe she intends to make an extra glass. I think you will | today for jelly I believe she intends to make an extra[underlined] glass. I think you will | ||
find housekeeping | find housekeeping dearer than boarding unless you are extremely economical | ||
which I doubt a little, but you must learn like other people, | which I doubt a little, but you must learn like other people, | ||
it is not very economical to have visitors, I can tell you, but it is a | it is not[underlined] very economical to have visitors, I can tell you, but it is a | ||
very good plan to have a very small house. I would not advise | very good plan to have a very small house. I would not advise | ||
Julia to begin with Miss Leslie. There is nothing plain or practicalle | Julia to begin with Miss Leslie. There is nothing plain or practicalle | ||
about her, Miss | about her, Miss Beecher is better. I am sure I should like to have | ||
Romaine go and teach you to make bread, she is pretty good at | Romaine go and teach you to make bread, she is pretty good at | ||
but I suppose now I need not hint going abroad. Pa says I was always | but I suppose now I need not hint going abroad. Pa says I was always | ||
for letting them go on a [[this is?]] what comes of it. I think it is because | for letting them go on a [[this is?]] what comes of it. I think it is because | ||
they do not go enough, | they do not go enough, Mrs. Wade wanted Lizzie to make us visit of several | ||
weeks, but our family is [[ | weeks, but our family is [[large?- smeared]] and I had no girl, tho' I[underlined] have[underlined] now. | ||
so we declined, on the [[name?]] of Pa's dislike to noise and Charlotte's situation | |||
Mr. Wills is still with us. Someone told me the other day you smoked | Mr. Wills is still with us. Someone told me the other day you smoked | ||
I hope it is not | I hope it is not true, you know what a miserable, disgusting habit | ||
it is, besides I am sure it would be extremely injurious to you | it is, besides I am sure it would be extremely injurious to you | ||
do dear Johnny do quit it immediately, your wife will love | do dear Johnny do quit it immediately, your wife will love | ||
you a great better for it, you | you a great better for it, you must consider that every little [[slavish?]] | ||
disagreeable or even natural defect or habit tends greatly to weaken | disagreeable or even natural defect or habit tends greatly to weaken | ||
the affections, one should be a great deal more cautious after marriage | the affections, one should be a great deal more cautious after marriage | ||
than before, a neglect of any kind that would scarcely be noticed before | than before, a neglect of any kind that would scarcely be noticed before | ||
will produce a very [[ | will produce a very [[sensible diminution?]] of admiration and esteem | ||
after marriage, a woman can excuse a fault in a lover but she wants | |||
her husband to be perfect, so that others as well as herself may look up to him as | her husband to be perfect, so that others as well as herself may look up to him as | ||
a model. So be ye perfect, abounding in every good work. Give much love | a model. So be ye perfect, abounding in every good work. Give much love | ||
to Julia, I appreciate her kindness and affection to me fully. I will write to her | to Julia, I appreciate her kindness and affection to me fully. I will write to her | ||
but you know how | but you know how lazy I am. God Help you both with what is best for you | ||
Very affectionately yours M LeM. | Very affectionately yours M LeM. | ||
[[Written down right side-- | [[Written down right side-- | ||
I will try to- and | I will try to- and let her alone [[time is to move allthings?]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:24, 12 April 2020
We have a great deal of honey and I should like to send you a couple of boxes, we have been almost living on raspberries and intend to make plenty of jam, perhaps an extra jar. Charlotte is picking currants today for jelly I believe she intends to make an extra[underlined] glass. I think you will find housekeeping dearer than boarding unless you are extremely economical which I doubt a little, but you must learn like other people, it is not[underlined] very economical to have visitors, I can tell you, but it is a very good plan to have a very small house. I would not advise Julia to begin with Miss Leslie. There is nothing plain or practicalle about her, Miss Beecher is better. I am sure I should like to have Romaine go and teach you to make bread, she is pretty good at but I suppose now I need not hint going abroad. Pa says I was always for letting them go on a this is? what comes of it. I think it is because they do not go enough, Mrs. Wade wanted Lizzie to make us visit of several weeks, but our family is large?- smeared and I had no girl, tho' I[underlined] have[underlined] now. so we declined, on the name? of Pa's dislike to noise and Charlotte's situation Mr. Wills is still with us. Someone told me the other day you smoked I hope it is not true, you know what a miserable, disgusting habit it is, besides I am sure it would be extremely injurious to you do dear Johnny do quit it immediately, your wife will love you a great better for it, you must consider that every little slavish? disagreeable or even natural defect or habit tends greatly to weaken the affections, one should be a great deal more cautious after marriage than before, a neglect of any kind that would scarcely be noticed before will produce a very sensible diminution? of admiration and esteem after marriage, a woman can excuse a fault in a lover but she wants her husband to be perfect, so that others as well as herself may look up to him as a model. So be ye perfect, abounding in every good work. Give much love to Julia, I appreciate her kindness and affection to me fully. I will write to her but you know how lazy I am. God Help you both with what is best for you Very affectionately yours M LeM.
[[Written down right side-- I will try to- and let her alone time is to move allthings?