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Sans Souci. June 3d 1888. Sunday 4.40. P.M My darling husband. To day is 18 months since you were taken from me. I trust you are happy now & do not regret having to leave the wife & children you so fondly loved. I miss & mourn you more & more. I went to your resting place this morning after church. Did you see me my darling When I am in town I will visit your grave daily. I hope you are with are lovely children; & are bearing saliently the separation from me. You must intercede with our Savior to ask a good God that he will send his Holy Spirit into our hearts & make us penitent for our sins, give our hearts to thee & not one of our should be lost eternally. Oh pray we may be a united [family] [illegible] for ever & forver & my sister & all hers & our parents. Pray that our son [illegible] be happy in marrying the girl he is engaged to God bless them [illegible] & bless you & me & our children & [grandchildren]. Oh God make me a [christian] [illegible] that our son [illegible] be elected to [Congress] that the [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] be [succesful]. let [illegible] [illegible] to bear [illegible] if it [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]. Oh God bless be & make me a [christian] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] & [illegible] [illegible] [illegible]
July 3d 1888 Another month has passed away & it is now 19 months since my darling precious husband left me [it] great change has taken place in my life. I have left Sans Souci & come to town to live. My daughters house is not done, but in order to hurry the workman, she thought it best to come & live in the house. so we came June 28. The carpenters are nearly done, but the painting will not be done for sometime. It was so lonely at Sans Souci & so sad. I missed my darling husband so much, I could not remain there! I was obliged to come with my daughter. she is the one I depend on to take care of me & make up for the loss of my dear husband. She is as kind to me as possible & I love her dearly. All my children are good to me. I have great cause to be thankful. I have more mercies than I deserve I have not been as grateful all my life [illegible] as I should have been. I will pray to be so the rest of my life. I pray to God to forgive me my sins & take me to him when I die. I miss him [daily] & will ever mourn him. I am near his grave & can go daily to see him & see the place [where] I can rest beside him. God bless us all [illegible] our hearts & make us a united family above. God have mercy upon me [forgive] my sins & take me to [heaven] when I die my [darling] husband
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