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It seems hard that you & the children & I am so unwell & that just at this time so much of our property is in jeopardy. I suppose we ought not to feel discouraged but try & make the best of it, but dear wife do you not sometimes feel that it is very hard. I do, but when I think again & consider how much I have to be thankful for, I drive away all thoughts of complaining & thank Our good Father for the blessings he has bestowed upon me. He has blessed me with a dear good wife & four children. One he has taken home to himself & perhaps the next mail will bring me word that He has also taken our dear good little baby boy. I do hope He may spare him to us long years, but if not I know our darling boy will make kind loving friends in that other world & will develop under pure & noble influences. He has also so prospered us pecuniarily that notwithstanding our losses we shall have a comfortable home by using economy. Much as I love our children & as anxious as I am to have them live still I would a thousand times rather have them die in their childhood than have them grow up bad men & who dear wife if you & I die will look after them with parental interest. You must take care of yourself for my sake & especially to help make them noble men. Will you not. I will write you more to-morrow Good night a sweet good night Affectionately N.