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would not be pleased to have
me accept econiums so un-
deserved, and particulary
from one who has devoted her
own sweet life, so beautifully
to a large family of children
and has sent forth into the
world, daughters that speak
and tell the story so well
of the training and careful
watching of a fond mother,
to me, the noblest traits that
a wife and mother may well
be proud of, and upon whom
the Angels, themselves, smile.

It was, a great pleasure
to me to have your dear
daughters with me, at a time,
when social duties were so
pressing. They aided and as-
sisted me wonderfully, and too,
I had a feeling, which, al-
ways pervades my being, a
tenderness for the children
born in Sacramento and who
are near the age of my own
dear son.

Your letters indicate the
beautiful spirit or soul life
in them, and I discovered this
same trait in your dear
daughters.

Mr. Stanford joins me in