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spend the summer. O'twill be so nice and we'll have "beautiful times," I'm anticipating Mr Kendalls visit very much, and you be sure to come with him, if you get this letter, and tell Charles to come too if he can. If he can't he can come another time Never mind if you are "skin and bones", whoever nursed a great hearty healthy boy like your Eddie and was'nt "lean as a shark?" Nettie McKim, and Ellen Windham and Maria Brown, were so thin, any little gust of wind might have blown them away. Now I do hope in real earnest you will come. I should be glad to be with you and would like on some accounts a journey west, but the truth is mother is'nt well and I think she hates to have me go - I don't know but she is as well as usual just now, but, there are times when she is very far from being well, you know she used to have sick turns, 'tis the same "old internal difficulty", only worse. at times it makes her real sick, and I some times think she thinks she will never be any better - though she always calls herself well - This is one reason why I hesitate about going west. I think she wants me near where I could come right home if she should be sick. Still if you should be sick and not able to ocme home, nothing hardly would prevent me coming to you, yours truly Mary. written down left had side of page Now Abby I hope to recieve a letter soon saying when we may meet you at the Depot Tell Charles we're all rejoicing to hear good news from him, hope he will continue to be well and hearty and happy - And you all -