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well I understood every
aching throb of your heart.
In Washington, we have
talked together of [him?]
of many interesting subjects
and {???] I always felt we
could understand each
other. Four months
ago I recieved the terrible
cable announcing my
dear Husbands sudden
& painless death. Such
a blow! as I had supposed
he was in perfect health
& he was expecting to join
me very shortly here --
I will not [???] [???] the
anguish his death has
caused me. For you alas!
known it yourself but too
well -- two months ago
I learned??? of Senator Stanfords
sudden death. And I
need not assure you how
much I understand your
pain or the other loneliness
and desoltion that comes???
into our's?? life. When deprive[d???]
of our inseparable companion
and the sharer of our's joys &
sorrows. Our consolations
are different although our
sorrows are so similar --
You are left without children and??? grandchildren -- but you
have the means, the heart,
and the intelligence to be
the Almater Mater to hundreds
& thousands of children yet
unborn. What a consolation,
what a help this must be
to you! The carrying out
of yr husband's ??? wishes
and thus perpetuating those
names forever -- My consolation
was in a [??? [???] -- but it is most precious
to me. I have two most
devoted daughters, & six grandchildren
- and the four??? little arms belonging to W.???
Marian Crunford are my
constant solace & companions.
I teach them. I talk to them.
I send to them and they, dear things help to take me out of myself. [???] Cranford has
gone??? to America to attend
to settling my Husband's
affairs. So us??? shall remain
then quietly all winter --

well I understood every aching throb of your heart. In Washington, we have talked together of him {???} of many interesting subjects and {???] I always felt we could understand each other. Four months ago I recieved the terrible cable announcing my dear Husbands sudden &??? painless death. Such a blow! as I had supposed he was in perfect health & he was expecting to join me very shortly here -- I will not [???] [???] the anguish his death has caused me. For you alas! known it yourslef but too well -- two months ago I learned??? of Senator Standords sudden death. And I need not assure you how much I understand your pain or the other loneliness and desoltion that comes??? into our's?? life. When deprive[d???] of our inseparable companion and the sharer of our's joys & sorrows. Our consolations are different although our sorrows are so similar -- You are left without children and??? grandchildren -- but you have the means, the heart, and the intelligence to be the Almater Mater to hundreds & thousands of children yet unborn. What a consolation, what a help this must be to you! The carrying out of yr husband's ??? wishes and thus perpetuating those names forever -- My consolation was in a [??? [???] -- but it is most precious to me. I have two most devoted daughters, & six grandchildren - and the four??? little arms belonging to W.??? Marian Crunford are my constant solace & companions. I teach them. I talk to them. I send to them and they, dear things help to take me out of myself. [???] Cranford has gone??? to America to attend to settling my Husband's affairs. So us??? shall remain then quietly all winter --