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Woodstock, New York.

August 10th 1908

My dear Sonny.

Today I have had three letters from you, all of which have made me very happy. The one that I wanted most, and is an answer to my last letter came tonight in the eight o'clock mail. Did not go to the mountains as [[strikethrough]] as [[/strikethrough]] I thot [[thought]] of doing, but went up to Coopers lake for a day instead and painted. There in the quietness I soon felt like myself again, not entirely when I did of what you said in regard to my being fit for the father of your children, the feeling that I never want to marry comes over me then, and even if I should marry you I would at times think that I done wrong for knowing that I am not the fit father of your children now I feel that I want to marry you and that I am yours more than ever, and if you would