Letter from Mattie to Mary

Letter from Mattie to Mary

Letter writing; Hymns; Death; Funeral service; Heaven

Mattie writes to Mary about how happy she is that her sister was there when their mother died. She says she has been rereading all of Mary's letters. When their mother was in an unconscious state, she repeated many hymns and passages of scripture.

Kerr, Martha Noyes

The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection, Box #5

Unpublished

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Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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My dear little Mary,
Only a line this
time. Dr Wales has been
in and taken up the precious
moments. You do not know
how I have read and re read
your letters over and over
again. What a blessing you
got home so soon and
saw what you did. It al
most seems as if you looked
within the gates. I can not
conceive what those [u] rare [/u]
smiles must have been
That heavenly radiance
was [--mor--] not to be described
by words, "You have given
me a happy surprise" How
much that must be worth to
you. Would that we might
have been there But that could
not be. Did you go back the

day after the funeral. If so
you were away before Father
had that dreadful chill I fear
almost what the next letters
may bring. But "all will be well"
and that is a comfort. The
suspense of those two weeks
I told Dr Kerr it seemed as
if the reality whatever it was
would be a relief. Did you
feel more for that long night
ride. I can not write more but
I do want to send a message to
each one if I can and there
are but a few moments more
Am so glad you will be at
home next year It will be
such a comfort to Clara We
can not have each other long
at the longest. It does seem
so nice to think when Mother
lay in that unconscious state
she repeated all those hymns
and passages of Scripture
Safe at home. Blessed rest
The thought of that singing in the

[Continued vertically on the first page]
[?parlor?] seems so sweet to me. Your precious letters
all of you how
lovely in you
all to write
them. They
seem my last
hold on Mother
But she is
still ours and
we shall
have her
again.
With ever so
much love
Mattie



我亲爱的小玛丽，
这次只有一行。
威尔士医生已经参与其中并占据了宝贵的时刻。
你不知道我是如何一遍又一遍地阅读你的信的。
你这么快回到家，
看到你做了什么，
真是太幸运了。
看起来好像你在大门内看。
我无法想象那难得的笑容是什么 天上的光辉不是用言语来形容的 “你给了我一个惊喜” 这对你来说有多少价值。
如果我们可能在那里但那不可能。
葬礼后的第二天你回去了吗？如果是这样的话，
在父亲那可怕的寒意袭来之前你就走了，
我几乎担心下一封信可能会带来什么。
但“一切都会好起来的”，
这是一种安慰。
我告诉克尔医生的那两个星期的悬念，
似乎无论现实是什么都会让人松了一口气。
您是否对那漫长的夜间骑行感觉更多。
我不能写更多了，
但如果可以的话，
我确实想给每个人发信息，
而且还有一点时间很高兴明年你会在家这对克拉拉来说将是一种安慰我们不能每个人都拥有其他最长最长。
想到母亲躺在那种无意识的状态中，
她在家里重复了所有那些赞美诗和圣经安全的段落，
这似乎真是太好了。
祝福安息 想到[在第一页垂直续]客厅里的那首歌，
我觉得很甜蜜。
你们宝贵的信件你们所有人都写得多么可爱。
他们似乎是我最后一次抓住母亲但她仍然是我们的，
我们将再次拥有她。
有这么多的爱玛蒂

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