[No paragraph breaks in the original. These were added for ease of reading. Lack of capitalization in some places is as the original, and not typos on my part.]Campton Nov. 2 /85
Dear little Lizzie and all the rest
I received your mama's letter all right, and was glad to hear from the folks down in Maine. You wanted to know of mama if she thought Grammie was writing to you then; she was not but is doing so now. I promised to write you about Timothy. I have seen him, he looks just the same has grown a lot and can tell as big a story as ever.
Now I will tell you about a little girl her name is Lottie Wallace she is six months older than you are and she is a curious little tot. her mama was telling her she must be a good girl or she would go to the bad place, and said she shall I have to walk mama? another time she was telling her she must be a good girl and not do anything bad for the Lord would see her all the time. she then said she saw his nose sticking out the other day, now don't you think she is a funny little girl.
I have called to see those Keniston children that were so sick last year they are well now I asked their mama what was the matter with them, she said they hardly knew what it was the Dr. thought it appeard [sic] like poison and he could not tell why it was but they had a hard time to save them.
Now Lizzie so far is all yours but you must let May have part with you then when I write to her you shall have part with her. I forgot to tell you anything about Ida May she has gone to meeting to day. she has grown to be quite a big girl while I was down in Maine, she wanted to know about her little cousins down in Me. she sends some kisses with love.
You tell Aunt Rachel the folks up this way inquired after her and wanted to know where she was and how her health was and told where she was when I left Me. but that she expected to go to Limerick the next tuesday, so I said nothing about it for it would do you no good as you knew nothing about them. I am glad she is with Hitty I do think it will be a help to both. I went to meeting the first two sundays but day didn't feel like it for it was their communion sunday and the little drops of water looked so small and real baptism appeared so much nearer right that it was to[o] far to step from one to the other.
Mr. Blakely's oldest daughter has gone to some part of Turkey as a missionary started about five weeks ago, they heard from her at Liverpool don't know when she expects to get there.
We have had beautiful weather since I have been here until the middle of last week and now it is cold as you please. The folks up this way seem just the same as usual and things all appear the same as when I left most two years some have grown older and some have not to appearance Mr. S. Hill is very well for him but Lucy is not very well, looks almost as old as her mother did.
Well May I suppose you are going to school and hope you are having a good one too, you must be a good girl and when you have time write me a letter; now please be a good girl and not frown dear little girl
Lute is not one bit well she has pain in her side and back is thin as a hactchet [sic]. A. K. [?] is doing virtulously I received two Advocates and three Illustrated papers and I thank him muchly you tell him so love from all to all
from your mother and Mamie Charity