Tamworth June 10, 1897

 

Dear Children this terrible rainy morning I will pen you a few lines the rain commenced yesterday & this morning it is a flood the cellar nearly one foot of water in places somthing that never since the house was built I have opned the drain this morning & it runs like a brook much seed that is planted must rot the crows is pulling all the corn & beans cant keep them off they are destroying every where people are doing all they can some stay on the corn ground even in the rain to keep them off / I get up at 4 in the morning & before I get there they they have ben & covered the hills with corn & beans

 

I suppose you have heard the news but I thought I would write I sold erwin some lumber on the hill & bought a nice riding carriage a good one when I went in the old one I was afraid evry minute it brake down nick varney & os kimball & others have told me often I should be killed yet useing the old waggon Dick you know is spirited & wants to go I think you would say you wold not be afraid to ride in this one & is got up in the best of stile & workmanship it was built in N.Y. the price $55. I got it for $50. I bought it / yesterday Mrs Cook bought one of the same man I know him his name is Marston he lives at sandwich Mrs Cook I think paid $60. I like mine best, more I am going to get a new harness as my old one is about done then I think I shal be safe to ride. p.s. keep this affair

 

Mrs S. cant sit up eny Henry page cant live but a short time. Charles has got home didnt the Gass men want him he told me he was going to stop at home this summer cant learn much of a trade so. Mrs Allard has planted every where she could find a spot of ground she thinks she could find a small spot for flower seed if she had them but I dont where she could get the soil to cover them she thinks she can & I think that Laines Herbes does me good in some respects I dont eny apetite / I cant eat much of eny thing I dont know the cause I think if I had an apetite to eat I should be much stronger & better I am shure people wont raise of a crop this year if eny thing as things look now I have nice peas 8 inches high & a lot of them & nothing has disturbed them Horace page has not planted yet ground too wet, hant got eny pig shal have one in 2 weeks of F. Arlin I wont finis this to day for I dont know when I can sind it

 

June 11. the rain stoped last night all afloat this morning. I shal go to the office this afternoon this morning we have 40 chicks & 2 hens setting Mrs S setup 5 minuts yesterday I hope this will find you all well with love to all From your

                                                                       

Father B.F.Twombly

 

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Charles says he is going to stop at home this sumer not much trade in this Mrs A sends respts, the Howards still live or stay. Frank McArlin has 14 pigs now I will close for this time good Bye

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