Letter from Henry to Clara, May 20, 1872

Letter from Henry to Clara, May 20, 1872

Travel; Photographs; Vacations

Henry writes home, alongside Hattie, to tell Clara they are thinking of her. He thanks her for the photo of their mother and father and remarks how healthy the trip to the country was for them and Mrs. Happer. He also says that Weston Flint from Seville is also now in China and may visit.

Noyes, Henry Varnum

Loose, The College of Wooster, Special Collections, Noyes Collection

Unpublished

1872-05-20

Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Special Collections Grant

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Canton May 20th 1872
My dear sister Clara -
Hattie and I have
been away all day visiting one
of the villages and now are
sitting down at our writing
desks to let Clara know that
we have thought of her. I
wish you Every blessing which
it is lest you should Enjoy
during the new year of your
Earthly life on which you this
day Enter. It is a matter of
great thankfulness that so far
as we know the lives of all
the members of the family have
been spared through all the troubles
through which at home you have
passed. We shall no doubt sometime

see how all was for the best.
From the last letters we are
glad to know that all are in
the Enjoyment of a good degree
of health. We were very glad
indeed to get the pictures of
father and mother. They both
look somewhat older than when
I said good bye to you all
6 years ago but still very
natural. Mother's face looks
a little fuller than it used
to. I presume this is in
part accounted for by her set
of teeth which she did not
have when I came away.
Father's hair + beard whiter
than they used to be otherwise
he looks much the same. I
cherish strong hopes of seeing both
again but this we cannot know.

In our letters which went by
last mail we told you we were
starting for a trip into the
country. We had a very nice
time and were gone 10
days. Mrs Happer who has
been in very poor health for a
long time seemed to get along
very well and be improving
until the last day when she
had head ache and the day
after getting home was attacked
with something like dysentery.
she seems rather better to day
and I hope will be up again
soon. But she is frail and
I greatly fear will not Endure
this climate a great while. I
forgot to say before that Dr
Happer seemed quite pleased to
get father's and mother's pictures.

I wonder if we Ever thought to
tell you that Weston Flint who
used to teach the Academy in
Seville is out here in China.
He is Consul at Hankou which
is way up the Yang Tse Kiang
river from Shanghai. I got a
letter from him a day or two
ago in reply to one which
I had written to him. He says
he thinks of China during
the coming Autumn and
in that case will come and
see us. It will seem refreshing
to meet with some one who
has lived in Seville. you must
seem quite near to Cleveland now
that you can go there as I suppose
in two hours. But I must stop
which I do with much love and a
birth-day Kiss O Your Aff Bro
Henry




广州 1872 年 5 月 20 日
我亲爱的妹妹克拉拉——
海蒂和我有
一整天都在外面拜访一个
的村庄，现在是
坐下来写我们的文章
让克拉拉知道
我们已经想到了她。我
祝你每一个祝福
以免你应该享受
在你的新年里
你这个地球上的生活
天进入。这是一个问题
非常感谢到目前为止
我们知道所有人的生活
家庭成员有
幸免于难
通过它在家里你有
通过了。毫无疑问，我们总有一天会

看看一切都是最好的。
从最后的字母我们是
很高兴知道所有人都在
享受良好的学位
的健康。我们很高兴
确实是为了得到照片
爸爸和妈妈。他们两个
看起来比什么时候老
我跟大家说再见了
6年前，但仍然非常
自然。妈妈的脸看起来
比以前饱满一点。
我想这是在
她的设定占了一部分
她没有的牙齿
我走的时候有。
父亲的头发和胡须更白了
比他们过去的样子
他看起来很像。我
强烈希望看到两者
再次，但这我们无法知道。

在我们过去的信中
我们告诉你的最后一封邮件
开始旅行
国家。我们有一个非常好的
时间和消失了 10
天。哈珀夫人
身体状况很差一段时间
好久不见
很好，正在改进
直到她的最后一天
头疼，白天
回家后遭到袭击
患有痢疾之类的东西。
她今天似乎好多了
我希望会再次起来
很快。但她体弱多病
我大怕不忍
这种气候好一阵子。我
之前忘了说哈珀医生
似乎很高兴
获取父亲和母亲的照片。

我想知道我们是否想过
告诉你韦斯顿弗林特是谁
曾在学院任教
塞维利亚在中国。
他是汉口领事
是扬子江的路
来自上海的河流。我有一个
一两天他的来信
之前在回复一个
我已经写信给他了。他说
他想到了中国
即将到来的秋天和
在那种情况下会来
看到我们。看起来会让人耳目一新
与某人见面
一直住在塞维利亚。你必须
现在似乎离克利夫兰很近
你可以像我想的那样去那里
在两小时。但我必须停下来
我满怀爱心和
生日之吻
你的兄弟
亨利

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