Porttant Jan 18th 1874 my Dear Father We mernied your telegram yesterday about moon it is useless for me to pay thal er we more enry thear that mother was Rr low th hope that it may be only and ill turn and that she is imp. moing are this but of course we must the want I have hopes that she Ex peet and be perpased for would Entirely recover - but still I have fill that there was only a chance in many fortun nevery should she be Taken away me shall miss her very much but must try to h orsigned trusting that our liss will be her gain knowing that she has only gone a little before us that the have