better today. It makes me feel so happy to see that she is getting better. I can see that you will feel the same. I must bid you my own darling husband good night. I have not read this evening yet and I wish to get through Charlemange. God bless you my dearest and keep you under His protection. My own dear love I received your letter this afternoon at a time when I very much required something to comfort me for when I went up to Mama I found her much worse. Her cough had been very bad all night and she felt very weak and she looked dreadfully ill. It makes me feel so unhappy to see poor Mama suffer so much and makes me feel your absence so much more for I have no one to comfort me but I am wrong in saying that I have none to comfort me for I ought to look to our Heavenly Father for comfort and support in my sorrow and he will give me strength to bear whatever afflictions he may send I trust he may in his many spare my dear mother and restore her to health but he knows