Katherine Fletcher to Henrietta Fletcher, 1887 January 8 and Katherine Fletcher to Rhett Fletcher
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Your's and Carrie's received this noon. Will now answer yours, now and will
answer hers soon. Am glad you think Rhett is some better, for I think of him all
the time. Was down to Mrs. Ritterbushe's last night. I asked her about her boy,
and she said that,-"about everything
that was done for him was to give
him frequent bathes in water." The best remedy, she said for the desease was,"to
keep the person, perfectly quiet in mind, make it as pleasant for him as
possible, and not let anything cross him or startle him." The cause of her boys
being so, was going into cold water. You know she is an old nurse and has taken
care of a great many sick people and she said "she had seen them so badly
affected that the patient would
keep his tongue out of his mouth
continually." Verona Fitch was also like this. So you see that people have been
worse off with it than Rhett, and if affairs at home could only be pleasanter
and quieter I know he will, with our prayers, come out of it. Above all things
don't forget to pray for him, Mamma.
You asked me about my cold,- I can scarcely speak a loud word to-day, Don't know
as I shall until mid-summer. It makes I it very hard for me,
besides very unpleasant. Have worked hard all this week, and am getting tired,
think I will be glad when a few days come that I may put my books aside, and
think of something else. Not being able to speak, being at school all day, not
for bed until midnight, would wear upon any-one. About coming back another term.
I sometimes think I will settle down, stay at home, do house-work, and now that
I am able to get "a six-month certificate" will teach over in the territory, in
the notch, etc. have this the end
of my schooldays, and at last die a
withered up old-maid, the world none the better for my living. But this is only
talk, or, shall it be the height of my ambition? No! If it takes me ten years to
pay up my debts which incured during my attending school I will finish here, and
if I can't come back another year, what time I am in school after that will not
be in Johnson.
As soon as I come home we will go and see Mr. Warner, I hardly think he would
refuse, if he did, we could look elsewhere. I have spoken
to Mrs. T.
about board. She will hold my room for me (at ($2.50 a week) another term, if I
could make up my mind to s tell her I wanted it, it would be no great
object for her to hold it, if I did not want it, for students are now getting
Prof. to engage them places, and he is at a loss to find places enough. I think
I did the best thing speaking for the room. We will look and see if we can't get
the money, if not, that must
end it. I guess you will think I have got
the blues, well, I guess I have.
If you can, do come up here to the B's Exhibition you would so enjoy it, it is going to be grand. Will write another letter soon, telling you about it. If you could come I could give your name to Prof. and get reduced R.R. rates. We have 2 weeks & 2 days vacation I think.
Love to all. Good-nightKate.
Write again soon.
Katherine Fletcher to Rhett Fletcher Dear Rhett:-
As I was out last evening I noticed this little book, thought it would please you, and so got it for you. When Mamma' reads it to you, you will see it is the same story I told to you, when I was at home only it is changed some-what.
I am glad you are
getting better, you must be a good boy, take all the
medicine mamma' wants you to, and I guess you will be well soon. It wont be long
before I will be at home for a few days and then I can amuse you,
A Good-night kiss and Good Bye,Kate.