McFarland-Russell Letter, January 26, 1883 - Page 1

Newton Newton Co Texas
Jan 26 1883
Mrs Kate C. Russell

Dear Sister

This is quite late
in the evening I commence writing a letter
But better late than never. I am in deed sorry
to have caused you such uneasiness as you must
have felt, but I did try to get a letter off for Two
or Three weeks but something was allways wrong
I told Mr Smith to stop with you, and tell you
lots of things. I am terriably uneasy about Mr
Smith I am allways uneasy about him when
he is away. Hoy & Tom are both quite well
If they can only remain so I will be glad
Our God only knows How I have felt when
Hoy has been so sick, Tom has been all his life
healthy, with an exception of colds.
I wish I had some news to write to you; Miss
Johnnie and Sid were marrid about Two weeks
ago, and I notice the death of little Annie
White, of Jasper caused by being badly burnt
Proff McCowen, of the Jasper college
is allso dead, died in Tennessee

I have not planted any vegetables yet,