Letter 2020.102.29

ROGERS' ROCK HOTEL LAKE GEORGE P.O. Rogers' Rock, N. Y.

July 31, 1896

My dear Blue Bird: The mudder bird has not forgotten you, never a day of it, and many and many a thought has flown across the miles that stretch between and many & many a time she has wanted to write you but could not. When I tell you that this is the morning of the 23rd day that I have been here, and that this is the 38th letter or note I have written, not counting numerous postals &c, we will see dearie, that my pen has been busy even if the results have not been able to go where I wanted to send them. I read in the paper of the awful storm in Pittsburg, and of the storm and other disasters at Cleveland and, at every mention of either of those cities, my thoughts fly off to my "daughter" and

my eyes fly over the articles to see what may have happened there next. You will guess, from all this amount of writing, that I am better, instead of sick, and so I am but not well yet. I do not sleep so well as I ought, + some nights, roll and toss by the hours, and, if you were only near enough, (and haven't I wished for you dozens of times), you would surely say "at it again" and down would come your dear hands on the "bubble," on the back, and up would come ... you + I very well know what. Well, the old limbs are serving me well. You will be glad to hear they carried me a good long 3 miles climb and scramble a couple of weeks ago, and would have done so numerous times since if the poor things had not been so nearly melted. But the weather has been so humid, and so warm that walking, any more than necessary has been out of the question. Last night, there was a heavy storm somewhere near us, tho

ROGERS' ROCK HOTEL LAKE GEORGE P. O., Rogers' Rock, N. Y.

not here, and the wind "blew great guns" in the night so, this morning, is simply superb. How I do wish my dear "daughter Edith" was just right here this minute, and we would sit by my window, and have one of our good old talks and you would tell me what all these weeks have been bringing you of pleasure and care, of work and play, of joy and disappointment, for well I know you have had some of all of them. I only hope there has been a goodly share of the pleasant, but fear from what your letter tells me that there have been some heavy burdens. How is your sister in law and have you any special news from Thue yet? I do hope all is going well and your mother and sisters, are they well too? Little Donald and his bonny curls, you must have enjoyed. How about the baby there? I was so glad to hear you were well, my

child, and [?] you still are. I was so glad to have your letter. It seemed a little piece of you and your

ROGERS' ROCK HOTEL LAKE GEORGE P. O., Rogers' Rock, N. Y.

Next week, about the time Miss Nannie goes to Newport, I do not know just what I shall do - If I sleep and eat better, ^(have lost over 8 lbs, 3 cheers). Now, the weather is better. I shall stay here until the end of Aug., otherwise, I may go further into the mountains, somewhere where it is higher. But, any letter sent here will be for'd if I have left and I won't leave unless I have to do so, for it is so lovely, and there are such nice people here. I am going for a long walk this glorious afternoon, ('s after), and must stop and see if I can take "3 winks" now to make up for some 3 hours lost last night.

I have just been rereading your letter, & there are two things I don't like. You will guess that one is the 122 lbs., (the very idea after all my hard work on you), and that the other is that "G.mother" question. Now dearie, I hope when the needed "lazy time" at your uncle's is over, to hear