McFarland-Russell Letter, May 27, 1880 - Page 2

was here thought he got a little better and I am left with the promises he and Ed would come the next night and stay with him but he died at five minutes after five monday morning Ed set up with him part of two nights and come to see him one day [issbag?] never come at all but it is all over now it has all passed Oh ^W Kate althought I know ten months before he died there was no chance for him it seemed as though I could not give him up how I wished you could have been here to have seen how calm and peaceful he looked so happy and willing to go. I hope the sunshine that he was wraped about [many?]