Roeder 1902

--From Daniel Flora 

 

Mr. J. D. Roeder

Dear Brother Dan
Well how are you getting along. How is your foot? Is it nearly well? Next time you listen to me and don't try that again. And you remember May (sister Mary) told you she dreamed you got your foot hurt just that way. But it's done now and I hope it will soon be well again. Too bad you could not have been with one of us we could have waited on you better perhaps and you would not have had to be around strangers. Dear me Dan you might have got killed. And then what. It worries us so when we heard about it. Take good care of yourself, good thing Lew (brother Louis) came up there in time. Ma came here Friday afternoon to spend a couple days but Saturday afternoon Henry got her home again. Pa was sick that was yesterday. I haven't heard how he is today. He has a bad cold and may be rheumatism with it. That's what ails him I guess. The boys hauled in oats yesterday. How do you like this cold weather? We were all to church this morning. We went to the Congregational church to hear Mabel Eberts funeral sermon it was so sad poor Francis is almost dead with grief it's too pitiful to see her. It was so sad. Rev Rumells preached her sermon. I haven't seen May today. Ma and I went to see her yesterday afternoon. But ma could not stay long so she had to go home. You should see Mabel. She has a little Doll buggy ma gave it to her and she had to take it along to bed with her last night . . .