Letter from Jeanne Carr to Louie [Muir], [1881] Jun 12.

[2]that I know, a frail delicate school teacher, who for aught I knew may have been a relative of our Granger friend Colby & so this notice got by mistake in the papers? The flowers have hardly withered on Carrie Colbys grave, and it seems equally incredible that she has a grave – [fellow?] so soon. I know that the wid[illegible] ways are past finding out, and have always opproved of a sattee for them, but perhaps they “burn” sufficiently without a funeral pyre. I was [mixed?] to have Dr Carr return from his last trip without calling upon you, and bringing me his own testimony concerning Miss Baby. I think of the little head as already showing curly rings, now remember, Louie, when the first real good Photo is taken (not one[3]then stupid little moon faces,) to put one of the little curls on it for me. And now the cherries are in their [prime?], & no John to eat them! We lose our cherry crop this year in consequence of moving our trees. We shall not have more fruit than we had last year; no plums or prunes, and the first setting of grapes were blyhted by cool foggy weather. I have a good many silk [worms?], and we propen enlarging our domesticites by the purchase of a cow. We have been co-operating with our next neighbor hitherto in the milk business. Elegant villas are springing up in our neighborhood, and our little settlement already nears a suburban aspect. Several essternhttps://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/36879/thumbnail.jp