Year: 1877

twice Once for him because hes bAby


and can't say his prayers. And put my


arms round him TO make him warm and


went to sleep. When I woke up to-day 4


vas sunshinsy 1t was children's dinner


time. A great many people all the waiter


and ohambermaids and gentlemen Ant


ladys ware all round our CRIB.
| A lady said o poor little thug take hei


away They lifted me out on the Boo,


and gentleman said O no she may tell ut


about II I aaid whore 10 Marie Robby


must get up and be dressed and lady


stood befor the CRIB and said ia he asleep!


She said yes he is asleep where is Marie ;


ttold them perhaps tie wolf had enten


her up but don't believe that much when


the sun shines, told them all that had


happaned 10 the night like I have told


you; Everybody looked strange and said


Marie was wicked and would be tryed and


hunged il they cought her laughed and


said I was glad she had gone because she
slapped Us and hoped nobody wouldent
catch her. I said I could dress my little
heuthsf.


| All the ladies' said no no. And lady
cryed and kissed me and said she was
going to dress him but must be good and
80 to Mama's room. told that lady don't
cry because Marie went away wont cry


for her TN glad But that lady said she
would dress Robby no went to Mamas
room A strange gentleman was there
who looked very sorry and more people
too and he said something to mama


I saw my mama fall down on the floor
N white and she said I'm punished Tine
punished o my Baby. said Mama don't
cry that lady will dress the Baby. That
strange gentleman gave Mama something
out Of little bottle and he made Bridget
the chambermaid take me down on the
beech.
Bridget rocked herself and cryed and
told me stories and was good to me She
dident slap me like Marie. Bridget said
Marie was frinch divil and she had gone
away in the night and nobody won't find
her any more. am glad of that Papa
came down to the beech for me
Bridget said the telegraf had brought
him from New York quick. he kissed me
but he was no white and his lips were
white and his hands wore cold. / ran to
our room to see Robby. The strange man
that looked sorry WAS there My papa saidis
there no hope doctor The man said none
the STUFF did It's work in few hours Ny
pape cryed out loud.


ran to my mammals room she was in
chair all still like picture. Her eyes wero
big and her hair was all over her butiful
dress.
said mamma and she threw up her
arms and said o so loud o my baby my
baby Then some people sent me away but
Robby was asleep on Mama's bed but they
wouldn't let me kiss him or go near him
Robby was all white


Papa's eyes are all red showed him the
letter wrote yesterday to make him laugh.
he doesn't laugh. He says write my little
girl, write all you can think of then you
shall kiss your little brother.
Papa says to the strange man Are there
no mothers nowadays doctor and papa
cries more. Hush the doctor says she is
to be pittied this blow has almost killed
her.


Papa says write my darling write Doc
tor this child shall write all this as q lesson
to some other gay mother.


My hair is all wet papa cries 80. Excuse
my bad writing Inever wrote such a long
letter befor. papa will take me to Robby
now He says for the last time for the last
time. My little boy o my little boy. I
feel bad too but I don't see what papa
means because Robby is asleep on Mamas
bed.


Good by


Your a6ecshunate friend MABEL.