Sarah Struble Otis
LETTER WRITTEN BY SARAH STRUBLE OTIS TO CATHERINE
STRUBLE WYKER
Note: What you read, is the way it was written. Jim Cruth, August, 1997
March the 12, 1888 Canton, Kansas
dear Neice
this moring will under take to answer your very kind and wellcom letter
wich
I got two weeks ago was glad to hear from you and
hear you and william
was still aliving but sorry to hear that your
children has gone to try
the realitys of another world unknown to us and sooner or later we will
have
to travel the same dark road to death and if we are prepaired to go when
god
calls he will guide us saift across the river jordan and I think that wont
be long I got suden news from
Kewanee ove the death ove Vina Huntington Emmalines oldest daughter
she
was sick only six ours she had bin complaining for a week or two but
thought
it was only a cold she set the table
was eating breakfast and her
and Adelia was talking about the festavil they were getting up for the
Sunday School and Vina was one of the committee
all at once she took a
pain in her stomache she said
O what a pain I have in my stomache
they done everything for her they could had three
doctors she only
lived six hours what a shock it was only to think
when they was not
looking for it but she was a good christian and
that is such a comfort
their loss is her eternal gain I dont feel so bad
for myself
for it wont be long till I will have to meet all thats gone before but so
sorry for the family she had such a nice and good
husband they can
all bear up under it better than her mother could
she is so feable and
she was good and kind to her pa and ma and so sorry for Adelia they two
sistes thought so much of each other althow she will be misst
well you
know how to sympathise with them I need not tell you any more
you asked
about our grandmothers name was grandmother Strubles name was Longcoy
grandfather strubles name was Henry his childrens
name was William
that you know was my father uncle Peeter was next
uncle Daniel
uncle Richard they called him teather uncle
John uncle Adam
aunt Katy aunt Susan and
fat george you have heard your mother
tell about him grandmother DeWitts name was
Jerusha Price
grandmother Struble name was Elizabeth your mother
was named after her
I belive I have answered all your questions you asked
now I must tell
you about the smallpox we have two cases of small pox in Canton
they
wont let no one get of the cars that has bin from whare the small pox is
they have stopt all the meeting all schools wont
let the children run
the streets trying to keep it from spreading
I am tolerable well
I hant very strong Marilla is not very well
she would like to see
you have a good talk with you once more
I git letters from Sarah
Boyl Michael Boyl has lost his wife that is Mary Elysman
he had two
little boys give my love to Lucy
Uncle Jack Dalrumpl now write
soon I must write to Lucy
let her see this letter Marilla would
write if she was well give my love to all
this is from your aunt
Sarah
