CORRESPONDENCE:  L.M. Parrish to Fannie Porter, 1886

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Transcribed by:  Marabeth Plowman (maraedplow@earthlink.net)
Submitted:       23 May 2003
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Another letter written from L.M. PARRISH to his daughter, Fannie 
Isadora PARRISH PORTER.
Permission is granted to put this letter in the archives and to 
publish, if appropriate, in The Wilderness Road.									
					Mt. Washington Ky.   June 14th 1886
Dear Frank and Fannie,
	As I had a chance to send you a few lines I thought I would write them 
whether they be interesting or otherwise. Will and Edna arrived about 
11 O'clock the day they left you. We were very much surprised to see 
them as we had immagined so many things about them. We thought they 
might have tried to cross the Fork and were washed away or went by The 
Gap in the Knobs and their horse had run off with them and one or both 
were badly crippled. And when we had exploded all other conjectures, we 
settled down on one that Edna had become foundered from over eating. 
They left here Sunday morning for Fairfield but if they stoped at 
Martha's for dinner they surely did not leave there until this morning, 
as we had a very rainy afternoon of it. Chris went with them. We were 
so thankful to you and Frank for the much needed present you sent us, 
Ma appreciated it heartily, as she needed greassing. News Mr. Joe 
FISHER was married last night to Miss Mary OWENS (Fannie OWENS's 
sister) Well Fannie, I suppose Edna told you that I was not at all 
well, on Tuesday or Wednesday after they went to your house. I had to 
send for Dr. CRENSHAW and while he was here I told him how Ma suffered 
with spells of sick head ache, he sent me 3 capsules, two of which 
acted so well that I did not have to take the other one and I reckon 
they relieved me to some extent, but I have very bad feelings yet at 
times, though I think now it must be caused from my stomache. Tommie 
and Preston sent to Fairfield and got me some whiskey, which I am now 
taking in the form of Burdack bitters. When the pressure about my heart 
troubles me, I take a swallow which greatly relieves at times and then 
at other times it seems that nothing will do me any good. The base ball 
club here is going to play the Shepherdsville Club next Saturday a week 
and I think I will try to bring Ma and Minnie and the calf down the 
Friday before if nothing happens, so that Frank and Nud and me can go 
to Shepherdsville to see the game played and get one more look at the 
Capitol and our representative and have a hearty shake hands with our 
local option judge. The Dr left two capsules for Ma and enough liquid 
medicine to last her a year if she is not too extravagant with it. It 
is very bad to take and you know I will have to watch her very 
cautiously to keep her from taking it when there is no need of it. She 
says it has made another woman out of her, and if that is so do you 
think it would be actionable for me to sleep with her. It seems like it 
would. If so, she will have to quit taking it. After so much 
foolishness you will certainly think I am better. No more at present 
but remain your affectionate Pa
						L. M. Parrish

The following persons were referred to in the above letter: Edna 
Parrish Hall, d/o L.M. PARRISH, and her husband; Chris (Christine) and 
Minnie (Minnie Etta), daughters of L.M. PARRISH; Nud, Tommie and 
Preston, sons of L.M. PARRISH.

Submitted by Marabeth Porter Plowman