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August 3, 1897
Dear Sister Edith:
I read your kind letter this morning dated the 2nd and was verry glad to hear from you but very sorry to hear of your sickness and am glad to hear of you being better. Hope this will find you entirely well.
Edith the tea party is all over now and we have just got through. Baby was born at 4:10 PM and it is now 6 and you wouldn't know anything had happened. It is a nice big girl about 9 or 10 lbs.
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Sadie had a hard time but it didn't last near so long as before. Last evening, Sadie and Louise went out for a walk and came home and in the night. Was taken with labor pains but didn"t say anything until I went home to breakfast. And after breakfast, I went back to the, [illegible], house and reported for my day off. Then I went and got the doctor and, at noon, I went after him again and the nurse and me soon done buisness up. The doctor used cloriform to but no instruments.
The nurse is a Mrs Todd. She lives next street to us. So you see, we didn't have far to go after her.
We would liked to have had you, but we didn't know if we could depend on you or not, at that time, as you might be on a case and be making more money than you would here. But we would, [illegible], have paid to you come
This nurse charges $1,.00, per day and, if every thing goes well, we will soon fire her
Now Edith, the first time you come to Cleveland, be sure and come and see you nice little, niece. Aunt Edith
I must close and go mind the baby. Let us hear from you often. I will keep you posted how Sadie and baby are getting along.
Love from, al l Baby too.