Sadorns Ill June the 12 '95
Dear Nephew and Family
afew lines this eve to let you no that we received your letter in Due
time we are all well at present and hope this will find you all the
Same We had a light rain last night and another to day which is the
first we have had for 2 months or over evry thing is needing rain So
bad the Corn is Small but Still has a good Color Some oats look pretty
well others are burning up pastures are very Short and Meadows are no
good at all. Geo has turned the Stock in on our Meadow it wasent fit to
cut wheat aint filling out at all
Our potatoes was killed to the grond by the frost in last month and they
aint get over it yet I dont think they will ever make eny thing at all
Some peoples potatoes wasent up when it froze they are Coming on and look
well we havent eny Garden to Speak of it is all dried up what the frost
dident kill. Bill has Sold out again and is going to movve again this
fall dont no where he will locate but he is Coming back to Champaign
Some where Lib Says She never Seen eny body worked like he is unless
it was his mother he is So Nervez and full of notions there is a good
deal of Sickness around and has been quite a number of Deaths there is
a funeral Tomorrow
old uncle Henry Sadorns he is quite old he is a Mason and will be
burried by the order I Suppose Elsie Graduated Last week I have not Seen
her yet She Came home Saturday night and went off again Monday Visiting
Some of her Chums I dont no what She is going to do her ma Says She is
talking of going to Kansas before long then going to Busniss Codedge
this winter Mary Cook has been having a Sick brash She was fixing to go
to Jack-Sonville to See her Niece Married and She get sick and dident
go We received those pictures all right and Also Johns Said to tell you
they received theirs Many thanks for them Enclosed you will find one of my boys pictures in return I guess you will no which one it is
it is very hot here and has been for Several days it is Thundering
again hard in the west guess we will have Some more rains There will be
Some fruit left that the frost dident kill May Cherries are ripe but
they are Small and no very good: I have so little Turkeys and I think about 150 Chickens I must close for this time
Write again Soon
Love to All
Sarah Cook