Accession: 667B.72.054
Editorial Title: Lydia H. Fisher to Mary Baker Eddy, December 22, 1884
Author: Lydia H. Fisher 
Recipient: Mary Baker Eddy 
Annotator: Calvin A. Frye 
Date: December 22, 1884
Manuscript Description: Handwritten by Lydia H. Fisher on embossed lined paper from Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Archival Note: This letter includes a notation in the handwriting of Calvin A. Frye.
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Handshift:Calvin A. FryeAnsweredAs Written:Ans Dec 23
My dear Mrs Eddy

Please allow me to intrude on your time and patience by writing you a few lines to let you know how I got home that night after seeing you I got into As Written: in to the car all right and at the end of the route they stopped As Written: stoped the car and all in the car got up to go out and I with the others but as I got up I found the car was in motion and when it did stop it threw me backward and the heel As Written: heal of my rubber As Written: ruber caught in the carpet on the floor and stretched As Written: streched my leg in such a way I thought it hurt me but quick as thought I says get behind me Satan but I can’t As Written: cant get over it and I think it is painful all I can bear patiently I do not As Written: donot give up only at times I sometimes feel that I am forgotten As Written: forgoten I read As Written: reade your BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. and pray for an understanding I can’t As Written: cant bear to think I am so much worse than a great many others that I can’t As Written: cant be he healed my heart is well-nigh As Written: well nigh bursting with grief I have not received your letter please pray that I may have an understanding heartI Kings 3:5 ¶In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. I Kings 3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. I Kings 3:7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. I Kings 3:8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. I Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? I Kings 3:10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. I Kings 3:11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; I Kings 3:12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. and if you could write me as I wish you write please direct to

West Somerville No 5 Williams Court

please forgive me for troubling you and believe me your sincere friend and well wishes
L. H. Fisher
667B.72.054
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Reproduced from the archive of The Mary Baker Eddy Library
Handshift:Calvin A. FryeAnsExpanded:Answered Dec 23
My dear Mrs Eddy

Please allow me to intrude on your time and patience by writing you a few lines to let you know how I got home that night after seeing you I got in toCorrected: into the car all right and at the end of the route they stoped Corrected: stopped the car and all in the car got up to go out and I with the others but as I got up I found the car was in motion and when it did stop it threw me backward and the heal Corrected: heel of my ruber Corrected: rubber caught in the carpet on the floor and streched Corrected: stretched my leg in such a way I houg thought it hurt me but quick as thought I says get behind me Satan but I cant Corrected: can’t get over it and I think it is painful all I can bear patiently I donot Corrected: do not give up only at times I sometimes feel that I am forgoten Corrected: forgotten I reade Corrected: read your BooksEditorial Note: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. and pray for an understanding I cant Corrected: can’t bear to think I am so much worse than a great many others that I cant Corrected: can’t be he healed my heart is well nigh Corrected: well-nigh bursting with grief I have not received your letter please pray that I may have an understanding heartI Kings 3:5 ¶In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. I Kings 3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. I Kings 3:7 And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. I Kings 3:8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. I Kings 3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people? I Kings 3:10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. I Kings 3:11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; I Kings 3:12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. and if you could write me as I wish you write please direct to

West Somerville No 5 Williams Court

please forgive me for troubling you and believe me your sincere friend and well wishes
L. H. Fisher
 
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