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the Conservative.
of the sheriff. I paw him this morning.
j | They brought him up to the blacltsmith
[ f shop to have irons fixed about his
hands Mrs. Cuming and I were look
ing out of the window and saw him
handcuffed and shackled it was awful.
I pitied him ; but he is a wicked man ,
and has said , in our presence , that he
killed a man in California. He tries to
make out it was an accident , but I do
not doubt his guilt. He hated George
Hollister , and we have heard him say
he would do something dreadful , but
always doubted his veracity , and con
sidered those sayings mere brags.
Would yon , if you were us , ever live
there again and in that house ? I could
not , and S g would not have me.
It was so fortunate we were up here it
was mere luck , too , as we expected to
return the next day , but S g's ill
ness detained us.
I said on another page I would not
write a word about it I have done it
unconsciously. I was so rejoiced S g
was out of it. He has been helping
them survey , and if he had been there
probably might have been again he
would have occupied the same position
George hades he is one of the company.
Dr. Butterfield jumped , or took , a
claim belonging to our friend , Mr. Gilmore -
more , of Chicago , another member , so
that S g would undoubtedly have
advocated his cause. When I think of it ,
and that S g's life was prolonged ,
perhaps , by a more change of circum
stances , it overpowers me my cheeks
burn and the big tears stand in my
eyes and roll down my cheeks , until I
am obliged to give up , and lie downaud ,
try to forget myself in sleep.
My dear sister , I did not intend , when
I sat down to write , to trouble you , nor
to fill up my letter with a men
tion of this sad affair ; but I so far
forgot myself that two pages are
nearly filled with it. Adieu to that
subject. I will send you all the
accounts and S g's paper.
I am very glad you like your school
so much ; your teachers must be very
kind , or you could not feel so happy. I
would graduate , if I were you. I would
consider it a pleasure in such a school. I
hope , though , it wont interfere with any
of my arrangements for the summer. I
hope to be with you , and have.you with
mo all the time I am at homo , and any
where else , away from Nebraska , and ,
when you leave school , I hope you will
spend half the time , if Mother
will consent , with us. We often say ,
how we wish Emma was with us , and ,
if possible , would bring her back to
spend next winter ; but , if you graduate ,
I suppose that will be impossible. I
have lots to tell you. We have written
you several times and , not until within
a month , have we received any letters
from you , but , within this time , our
hearts have been made glad many times.
I can hardly realize I have such a dear
sister. I have the best husband that
ever was , and , of course , the best sister.
We have been very uncomfortably situa
ted this winter , but , for all that , have
been happier than if we had lived in a
palace. S g is going to build , if
possible , this summer , and , I hope , an-
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other winter \vo shall be more comfort
able. Emma , don't discontinue writing
us often. We are so delighted , always ,
to get letters from you. Love to Libby
Whitconib. I will write oftener now.
I have had boarders , and have done all
my own work since last February. I
have not written as often as I should
have done , Emma , but I have been so
busy that I have not written homo ,
either , as I should have done. You ask ' -
when S g will bo at home. It is
entirely uncertain ; sometimes he sets
one time , at others , another. I think ,
though , he will accept that invitation'
from the Clever Fellows , in July. I
hope so. At one time he said he would
not go home at all. His father wrote
him such a discouraging letter that he
said he would not leave Nebraska in
five years not until he had achieved ,
some great undertaldug but , I think ,
he has forgotten that , and intends visiting - "
ing our three fathers -next summer.
What a pity it was not four fathers !
We are having pleasant weather spring-
like , if it wns not windy. S g is
much more fleshy than when we left
home. He thinks there never was a
handsomer pair of whiskers and ,
moustache than his , although the latter
is visible only to close inspection. There
ore some very nice ladies here Mrs.
Cumings I stay in her room most of
the time Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Good
will. George Dickinson , ( Higby & D , . ) .
is Mrs. Miller's brother. She says she
supposes George is married to Lib Wing
by this time. Did you know of it !
Lyman Richardson lives here. I know
of no more news.
Believe us , dear Emma , your very
affectionate and loving brother and
sister ,
S g and 0 a.
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