McFarland-Russell Letter, July 24, 1884

comes for you. I would like very much to come up and meet you but I dont know of any wagon I could get with out paying 4 or 5 dollars a day for it and Mr [Grulls?] Said he would bring you from Fenbers for five dollars so you see that will be much cheaper and as times are so hard it stands a body in hand to save any dime they can - you must bring home a fine lot of Peaches from [Suds?] so you can have some to Preserve we have none at home I tell you I wll be glad to see you get home - we have got a long fine Since you have been gone but that dont keep me from being lonesome just think by the time you get home it will be five weeks since you left I think that is a pretty good separation for the first in thirteen years - write me as soon as you get this I dont know as there will be any use of me writing any more