I regret this Morning having written you I was sickEditorial Note: See L08900.. I am vastly better, and fear you are still anxious and perhaps will make quite a sacrifice in coming to see me. - But this I told you not to do. I hope you will have more caution than I had, and wait till you receive this. Still, if I were as sick now as when I wrote you, I should think such, a very cool proceeding. But here comes the trite but true axiom, "Circumstances alters cases"
I will now say I am sitting up two hours and my worst symptoms are greatly relieved. My strength is very much exhausted by my sufferings.- I shall require time to restore this -
I have not called a Physician but received counsel of Dr. Morrill; the practice has been all my own, and considering the severe attack, my previous debility, and chronic complaints, I think are managed a little wisely for me to be on the list of recovery todayAs Written:to day. Cold water and homeopathic remedies have been the Hygiene As Written: Hygien only. My dear sister Mrs. Tilton and friends all, have done every thing I told them to do - Malapropos. Father has sold his pony and when I get able to ride think you I can jolt to FranklinEditorial Note: Franklin, New Hampshire in the omnibus?
But perhaps you will be back by then! When I was last there your windows were thrown open in the process of housecleaningAs Written:house cleaning I suppose, It really looked somehow I can scarce describe, when I first saw it. But death has been there -
Yea, hope and despondency are the twin sisters of earth, and the smile and tear follow each other in quick succession. The song and dirge like the music of old ocean ebb and flow, dashing its surges upon the diminishing sands of life, till worn away- O, why should the spirit of mortal be proud?
Will you not pardon this scrawl? I hope you are well and happy Do not come unless you start before receiving this - or I am worse than at present