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Ft Simpson. Sunday Sept 4th 1859

Dear folk at Home.

For several days, - beginning
on the second of Sept - we have had the same
glorious hazy exhilerating weather that you
get below a little later - only the wind
blows steadily from the east instead
of west as with you. And many
times in these days have I sat on some
high bank and looked toward the
South East speculating, a little sadly, on
what you might all be doing then. Wondering
if major was budding peaches, Alice getting
boquets for sunday (one for me too) cora collect
ing flower seeds with Bruno helping, while Paddy
examined the grape vines, father smoked an
afternoon segar and mother sat, working of
course, mayhap thinking of me as I was of her
and the rest. Charlie too is perhaps with
you. - Well I would have liked to accom-
pany a flock of cranes I saw flying
south just to have gotten one good look
at you all, provided I could come back
again directly. For I dont at all repent
my coming and though I could get very
very homesick I shall not do it.

I came down from the long
porage (A La Locke) with Mr Ross in his