CORRESPONDENCE:  L.M. Parrish to Fannie Isadora Parrish, 1883

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Transcribed by:  Marabeth Plowman (maraedplow@earthlink.net)
Submitted:       11 May 2003
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Letter from L.M. Parrish to his daughter, Fannie Isadora Parrish 
Porter.
I believe 'the dreaded time' mentioned in the letter refers to the 
impending birth of the third child of Frank and Fannie Porter, Lucien 
Larkin Porter, b. 8 Aug 1883.

					Mt. Washington Ky. Aug 1st 1883
Dear Fannie.
	We have been expecting every day to hear from you but no tidings 
comes. We hope however it will not be much longer before we hear that 
the dreaded time is past and all is well. May God protect our darling 
and shield her from all harm is our prayer. And now Fannie, I am glad 
to tell you that your cousin Sallie Cravens has kindly consented to 
come down and stay with you as soon as the worst is over. You know how 
it is with a nice young girl and I believe Sallie is as nice a girl as 
ever I saw. And I know you will be aso pleased to have her with you, if 
you have not made other arrangements. she is so lively and smart and 
says she likes cousin, Fannie, so much and I know we will feel so much 
better to know that she is ministering to your wants and if it is all 
over by the last of this week or first of next, you can send Frank up 
after her as she will be ready to come any time after this week, her 
mother is on a visit to Nelson this week but will be home Saturday or 
Sunday. Will, Edna and Miss Anna Wells paid us a visit last Saturday 
and returned on Sunday evening. I wish you could have been here too. 
Well Fannie Jim Hobbs arrived here last Saturday and left yesterday for 
Texas again Willie took him to Louisville and has not got back yet. he 
has got to be a steady nice boy and is clerk in a dry goods store in 
Texas. Mary Parrish's husband is dead. Fannie Talbott is married, 
Charlie Barns's youngest child died last week, Almira Bridwell is going 
Arkansas to live and Lydia is coming home, and now in conclusion tell 
Frank to Hurrah for Brooks! As we expect to do. Write by return mail if 
convenient, as we are anxious to hear how you are getting along. May 
the Lord bless you is our prayer. look to Him and Him only to carry you 
through safely. Ma is not feeling very well this morning. Chris was 
bitten the other day on the upper lip by a fly or spider and has had a 
very bad looking face. it is some better now.
Your Pa  L M Parrish