FAWCETT, Henrietta to Charles Henry Gauss - 1903-09-07
From Gauss and his Children
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Monday Sept 7 1903
Dear Henry
Your letter of the 3rd came Saturday evening and the note was sent to Mrs. Johns this morning.
We all enjoyed the visit of Matt and Minna -- Matt has grown, and so changed he did not appear like Matt to me at first, but after he had been here a few days he appeared more natural, he is a manly pleasant boy that you may be proud of -- Sis has secured for the present the use of an old blind horse which Minna was allowed to ride around the yard, and had several trips to town with the horse in the road wagon, it was slow traveling but Annie and Sis are not afraid to use it, as they are of our horses
Annie has done good work among her strawberries -- she lost many of her plants, they were not in good condition when received, but what she has are doing well -- I fear Annie is having a dull time here -- there is no society out here and we have no acquatance in town except Mrs. Rives' family and we have not seen much of them this summer -- Sis is often ailing, if she were strong they could ride and amuse them selves in that way -- the doctor say Sis' nervous system is out of order --
Eugene says we have a good crop of corn and will have some good soy beans if frost keeps off, he has some drilled in like wheat which he will cut for hay, and some he is cultivating for seed. He has not made butter this summer a creamary has been started at the State farm and they take all the cream he has. Our little Deer Park church will be closed probably soon -- Mr. Finley's time expires 1st Oct. and we are expecting him to leave us, though he has not said so. Sis and Eugene consider him the best preacher we have had here, but the people do not go to church and Mr. Finley is discouraged, this is the case in the other churches, sometimes not twenty people at church -- the truth is religion is at a low ebb in this section.
Your Aunt Lucretia is in bad health. she suffered all winter rhuematism, got better in the spring, but the disease returned and she is now at a Spring near Okawville Illinois, about forty miles from St. Louis, -- she uses the water and baths -- Susan and Net are with her and was better when heard from last as for myself I have g great deal to be thankfull for my health is better than in the spring, but I am very feeble very deaf and my sight failing. therefore you will excuse this writing
With love Mother
Source
Handwritten original in the private collection of the Chambless family. Transcribed to softcopy by Susan D. Chambless, month day, 2001.
