.MTAw.MjUwOTM

Everett Homestead Jan unclear 1888 My dear Cousins There is an opportunity to send letters to the office this morning and as I have had the pleasure of reading you last good interesting letter to this family I am taking the liberty to write you a few lines as the inspiration to do do always comes to me when I come here and miss your presence. John Eddie is engages in like manner though his letter is of a different nature I venture to assert. We are seated at the unclosed breakfast table which sounds lazy about it and will sound more so when I tell you

Written sideways well and happy as the occasion requires unclear be - Though for myself I am always glad when the holiday season is over for there are associations connected with those days which we cannot wholly overcome - It is a joy to me to look unclear to the days when we shall all be gathered with the