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gives me the strength to persevere & write by every mail to one or the
other of you. I must say dear Florence it strikes me as being rather
strange that after with Sophs assistance you had made out
to write to me you should then have kept the letter 5 days before
sending it to the office. You are less attentive than either of your
sisters in writing to me. I will not believe that this neglect arises
from want of affection. Perhaps the less I say on the subject
the better

You will be happy to hear that your dear sister is again as
usual. her dear little ones are quite well. Your brothers are in
their usual health. Mrs Gale well enough to be able to come
down stairs again. The negros are none of them ill but are
not all well. Rhina seems to be getting in serious ill health
as she was able to be up I sent her to Darien today with Wm
to consult Dr. Julian. I hope getting wet this morning may
not make her worse. H.P. got a note from William saying he
"had managed to keep Rhina pretty dry but that he himself
had taken the full benefit of the heavy rain & was thinking
all the while how much good it was doing the corn & cotton.

As John & Fanny left Darien for Goshen after dinner no doubt
they got the full benefit of that heavy rain. Rebecca was
in Darien looking much as usual." Tomorrow Mrs Fraser
her daughters & son take passage in the Welalea for s. h
on their way to Marietta. It makes me sad this breaking up
of old associates. John Demere now speaks of going to Florida
as does also Lewis Demere. Fanny & John both
requested to be remembered to yourself & sisters. On the
12th of May Mr & Mrs J H Couper Hamilton & Margaret leave
the Island for Philadelphia. They will most certainly
call at No 15 to see you & I hope you will all take care to
appear to the very best advantage. I give you timely