RK-296

May 1^st 1857

Dear Bob.

We received two letters from you yesterday, one written when you were in the woods. The weather is a little better than it was, that is warmer, to day it is rainy, we are doing more business in the nursery than we were – but none right about home, so I do not have any chance to distribute bugging bttle, and every one is so busy here that we can not get any thing for you, so you must not expect us to. I shall skin what birds and mice I can get but I can not go out and hunt the birds and dig up the mice myself, and Major works very hard, he never has a minuit to spear. Uncle Flint is not here, much of the time, and when he is the boys keep him at work.

We have lots of work and sewing to do and almost every day company. so you see that, how it is. I want to help you and to get every thing for you that I can – but it will not be much. I am sorry that you are not getting on better – with your collections.

We send a very pleasant letter from Miss Fitch, she speaks of coming

out here to see the toolips, you must tell here that we should be glad to see her, if she thinks she would enjoy coming –

I have been cleaning out the attic this morning.

Mrs Winchel, Mother, and Aunt Dele, are talking very fast, and I cant write Will write again soon.

In haste Sister Alice