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Dear Sister Jenny,
My letter to you has been delayed that I might have a good
opportunity to write you a long letter, but it seems the more I delay the less time I
have, for every day brings more than is properly attended to. It was all settled
that baby should be Jenny, but as you seemed to think it one too many, Susan had it named
Lucy. We think different here about large families than most other people do, we
look upon them as blessings from God.
We had a very late spring and
unusually wet one, crops have been in about 2 weeks. John is hauling rock for our new home
from the quarry. Annie is at home helping mother. Wille works in the
garden. Fred and Eliza go to school and progress good. Our apple trees
blossomed this year, and promise us some apples. We will have plenty of native
currants, some English currants and gooseberries, lots of rhubarb. We will have
enough milk and butter. Potatoes are so plentiful here that they will not sell for
15¢ a bus. Bear River which runs around Newton has been very high, caused by the
snow in the mountains melting, and our bridge had to be taken up. General good
health, good times and prospects are the order of the day, and the future cannot fail to
bring, when the narrow place is passed, all that we can hope for. Susan still tends
the store while I am away. When I look at the photo of Sturry Court and the bars
across your window, I think that inside of that room represents your condition, barred of
free exercise of your rights & liberty, but as you have never seen the full enjoyment
of them, you do not understand it in the sense I do. I think that you are much
better off in the situation where you are than changing about, and until you can make a
change and not a temporary one, you can make use of your energy in saving means, studying
and learning for future usefullness, for there is a large field here for you.
It is Sunday here, the children
are going to Sunday School and meeting in the afternoon. Love and best wishes from
Susan and children and self, and hope this will find you in good health and
spirits. J. H. Barker |
