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Mother Milo - Apr 12, 1854 DuQuoin Apr 25 1854 Cedar Grove April 2nd 1854 My Dear Children If you could just fly over my house as a flock of wild geese did most a fortnight ago you might see - Snow - Snow - The earth aparently dead and buried - her winding Sheet so thick and bound so tight - there seems no signs of life or hope of her resurrection here if not for the blessed promise "Seed time & harvest shall not fail" It rain'd some yesterday and the snow has settled so that the tops of the fences begin to appear I had a letter from Anna last week dated March 14 one from Lucy and Maria dated 27th all well Eliab gone to New Haven on business - Sam'l I hear is up in the wood I suppose to close up his winters business & pay off his men - It is well that I have not much care & solitude on my own particular account for Albina has enough for both & she cannot bear as some can. She often comes to me with difficulties and disasters, Saying Charles must come home I cant endure so much care &c I have to exert my mind in smoothing away and encouraging &c. We have not had efficient help & care about the barn. - Charles had a very fine flock of 75 sheep but for want of proper care & feed - they are rather poor, may lose most all their lambs - many little things you know will go away, where there is not a noise heard to direct - during the dreadful storm that we wrote about last week one had only little Summer Kittredge here & Albina went to the barn every day - She thinks if Charles was only here every thing would be just right - I tell her he might have been sick, if here, & we, as much troubled to get help, -- However we are all well & comfortable, and I do not yet regret Charles's going there if it does subject him to becoming lost it may benefit him other ways, he needed some change