Providence Aug 14^th 1864

 

Dear Father

                        We received a letter from you on the thirteenth. we thought it so strange that you had not written before, we did not know but something was the matter. I am very sorry that your health is so bad. I should have thought it was would have improved the climate being so different then from what it is here. your throat plagues you a great deal I suppose, more then it did at home. Ernest is real is he not or he would not come home. I was in hopes he could stay until you came he is so much company for you when your sick. I should think you might resign and come home we would be so glad. we miss you dreadfully. what is the you use of your working yourself to death for nothing at all and get no repay for it. I would not fight for such a war nothing but money making war. This war would have been ended long ago if the government had fought done as it ought. I dont know what people will do to live if this dont stop pretty soon. / every thing is so high it would take a fortune to live any way decent, but enough about the war you dont want to hear about that you must be tired to death seeing it much less hearing about it. Liny has gone to New York to stay two or three weeks. she was so tired giving lesson that she has taken a vacation to New York. She said down at the depot that she would write to you Sunday afternoon. you must have got it by this time. I am not doing any thing at present but house work but that is enough for anybody. As for dressmaking I dont think I shall work at it. it is to confining for me on account of my head which troubles me a great deal. I have those awful headaches and they almost make me crazy. I do not like the trade anyway, nor never did. I am not smart enough for that, and my hand makes a great difference in a good many things. I shall try to do something else. we are all well. Franky is a great deal better then he was a year ago. he has changed a great deal. His face has grown real fat, but his body is just the same. he has grown so bright that you would hardly know him. This morning / we were in the parlor looking at that picture of Frankfort. we told Frank that was you so he has called it so ever since. Robert has grown very disobedient lately. we cant do hardly anything with him. The least little thing he will cry for and we cant stop him to save our lives. He screams so that you would think somebody was killing him when nobody has even touched him. I dont know what we shall do with him. Mother has had a very bad sore on her arm but is well now. Emily has been here. she staid about a week. She has gone to Newport to stay three weeks and then she is going home. She looks older then she realy is. Mother told her so and she did not like very well. That is they with people when you tell them they look they dont like it. Auntys family are all well they were when we last heard from them. Enretta is engaged to be married to Mr Davidson which I suppose you have heard from Liny. I shall have to stop writing as Mag and Lou are waiting for the ink and penholder.

                                                                       

From your affectionate

Daughter and one who loves you

Lizzie 

 

P S excuse writing and spelling as I could not copy it on another sheet, paper being so high, so I must save all I can.

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