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Abbott Butler's Last Letter |
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Lucius
Abbott Butler's ("Abbott") Last Letter -
Feb. 4th, 1923
Written to his sister
Helen May Butler
Dear Sister
I will try & answer your letter this morning. I am all alone my
housekeeper went to Prov. yesterday will be back this morning. I expect
pretty lonesome.
I can tell you I couldn't do much but think of Annie I will be glad when
the time comes to start for your place. I had a letter yesterday you
Helen is worried for fear she will have to leave her work there and come
here with us you try and calm her so I you and here do just as you think
best it will seem as if were living her along way from you but she
probably would be all right than I am glad she has taken up the work she
has and she seems very interested in which is pleasing to me so you tell
her for me to do her best to make to get high marks in her work. I wont
try answer her letter for this letter writing is some stunt for me not
use to it. I am glad that you are starting your divorce from that man as
there wont be any place for him with our new was help to you and the
only thing he ever did to help you was when he took his self out of the
way. I shan't go to the Hostil again as I have got what I was after and
don't know whether I told you or not what they found the trouble was so
I will tell you again it is that heart the Dr. says no more hard work. I
am not going back on the road again. I think you and I can get along
quite nicely on what I have saved for a rainy day. We will try it
anyway. I am trying for a pension & if get it I don't see any reason why
it won't go through all right. I think the best way to find out about
Hospital training would be to correspond with the one you would chose
for Helen if you should think of making any change with her. They are
all so busy it is hard to reach them personally. Gertrude is coming home
the 9th and stay until Monday night. I shall be glad to see her she is
my main stay now Annie is gone. Wish her work was near home. I feel very
fortunate that I have two such good children now is the time I
appreciate them more than ever. You tell Helen that was glad to receive
her letter and you read this one to her as I probably won't get around
to write one to her right off have got to write one to Harold and
Gertrud and by that the time that is done I will have written my limit.
Will I love now. With love to you both. Abbott
I think Aunt Maine will write more down if you can get the reason I
wrote you as I did about her was I woke up to the fact I had not said
anything about the children which was an oversight on my part in my
trouble I could not thing & can't do much better now so you can tell
Helen [Helen May Spahn/Young]
to not borrow any trouble and when I get there we can talk our plans
over together. I know it would be bad for her to change just at this
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