July 12

I wrote you some last week when I was feeling a little bue as you will see. I often think of those things & sometimes have fears that you may be tempted. if I could be with you all of the time I should not think of it as it is I do not wory much unless it is brought up as it was the other day. You did not understand me when I said Miss Earhart was not the one for Johnson. I meant she was not the one to keep or help him to be good. it seems it has proved so. I know she had a great deal of influence or could have had if she would & might have saved him for he loved her but she did not love him if she had she would have done differently. I am sorry for him & hope he may raise above it. I have not seen him yet but shall go to town next week. Mrs Palmer / said she felt as though she wanted to write to him. I told her to. I hope she has. if I could do justice to my self I would but as I cannot will try & see him

 

I got a letter from you written the 26^th you felt bad to think you had told Johson what you did. it has done no harm that I know of. I have said nothing about it but keep my own counsel. The towels you sent for you shall have the first chance I have to send them. I am in hopes you will be able to come home now. You have got are in Vicksburg. do you feel satisfied with Grant for paroling the Officers I dont. I think there is a little secesh about him even if he has done a big thing in taking Vicksburg.

 

The papers John sent have come. I have cut out the pieces he marked & send with this.

 

Now I must tell you about my hay bee. I wanted my hay cut. Hancock said he / would cut it as he was owing me but he should have to neglect his own work. I told him I had tried all the neighbors to cut it on shares none wanted it & to save his time I would make a bee & get it cut & he could put it up so I went & invited my self 12 or 14, 6 of the number promised to come. I got a nice dinner & supper. how many do you suppose came. Rich came mowed in the P.M. William Henry mowed about an hour that was the bee. Hancock is coming with a hand to morrow & will work till he has to go to work on his grain. You can see what kind of neighbors I have got. it makes me homesick though it was just as I expected.

 

harvest hands are getting 2.00 a day it no small price to pay but I will get along some how.

 

The Concord grape vine is looking finely, is quite full of grapes. I have plenty of beans / peas new potatoes & beets. I have a nice bed of beets. my corn is silked out. it will be big enough in 2 or 3 weeks. I did not have many gooseberries but I have lots of currants I have got two nice cheese will make another soon. if you cannot come home to have some I will send you one.

 

Ralph & Wendell begin cough though not hard yet. they are very well, so am I. I have no more to write now, will write a line in the morning if I have any thing special to say.

Emelia.

 

Monday July 13

I did not say anything about the stock yesterday. one of the black coalts has the distemper now but I guess is not going to be as bad as the sorrel was.

 

I have two fine pigs.

 

I have done something to-day that I never done before, hived a swarm of bees. I have 4 stands now, will get enough for you to begin one by the time you come home. Old Gleasons wife has concluded to stay after all the fuss.

 

Take good care of your health & come home when you can

Your Emelia

 

I have written a letter for Eliza.

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