[1]Berkeley CalJune 29, 1901.Mr John MuirMartinezDear FriendI am ashamed to write now it has been so long since I wrote to you that I have forgoten when it was. I have a very sad peice of new to tell you and that is of the death of Mother and Sister. I think I wrote to you about Sister suffering from heart failure she was a helpless invalid for six months before she died She was such a lovely girl she suffered so much and seldom or never complained02871 [2]And retained her mind up to the last minuet She would take sinking spells and get so low that we would give her up but she would come out of them with a smile on her face and tell us not to be frightened as shw was not going to die She sank very rapidly after Mother died. Mother just wore...