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Abby Kendall

Maple Grove, Jan. 4th. 1858 Dear Sister Abby: And so you've been to St; Louis! What a traveller you are becoming. I declare I would'nt have guessed it two years ago, twould you? And I suppose you're personally improving in proportion to the opportunities offered. Oh my! what a big Lady my sister must be! I know you must have enjoyed your journey exceedingly. Now, please accept my grateful thanks for that good letter containing a description of your journey and visit. 'Twas very interesting and a very vivid and life like description. I do consider it worthy to be printed, and were it printed, I've no doubt would be read with a Dicken's interest. But Abby how good your poor horses are insulted by treating them in the manner you described! I would'nt blame them for having up a petition, to have their narratives anaihilated. You are probably "home again" now, in La Porte. And 'tis my turn to repeat your question. "Now your good times are over, what are you going to do next?" But my good times seem only to have commenced when I wrote last, they certainly were not !all over" quite. Let me think - yes, I wrote you the 30th of Nov. Did'nt I? Well, the next Sabbath, Eben Ball made his appearance. That you know of course was a signal that something was going on, or would be. This first move was to have our church decorated for written down left hand side of the page Chandler and Rhoda send their two loves. Rhoda and I have nice times.