[Letter of Mary Viola “Minnie” (Stewart) Robinson to Sallie Hope Bonner, 
February 21, 1929.]

[Envelope with prepaid two-cent postage addressed to:]

   Mrs. O. Y. Bonner
      Fairfield, Tex
Rt 1, Box 45

[Circular postmark stamped in black ink:]

      Eureka, Tex / Feb [?] 1929
      
[Return address written on verso of envelope:]

   Mrs. S. A. Robinson
      Eureka, Tex.

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             Eureka, Tex
          Feb. 21, 1929
Dear Cousin Sallie
Have been wanting to go to see 
you or to write but the
weather has been too bad
to go if I had been well.
Have been sick & my
eyes are so weak can 
not read at all & can 
not write but a little at 
a time. I know I can 
not say any thing to 
soothe your aching 
heart yet I want you 
to know that I 
sympathize with you 
& would like to be 
near you so I could

          [p. 2]

go to see you often & help 
to pass away the lonely 
hours. I hope you are 
stronger now. If you
are able when the weather
& roads get better come 
& stay awhile with us.
We will be glad to have 
you. But this weather [is] 
discouraging to farmers.
We have scarcely no corn
land broke. We have always 
when the weather permitted 
planted our potatoes the 14th.
We have them cut & by the 
fire now. Florence planted a 
few garden seed Mon[day].

          [p. 3]

Do not know whether they 
will ever see daylight or 
not. A neighbor had his 
vegetables up the other 
cold spell. We have had 
plenty of collards, turnips 
& greens all winter till 
the freeze before this. Have 
some turnips banked. Do 
not know how they have 
kept. We had cabbage, & onions 
out before the first freeze 
came. The cabbage leaves 
were killed but the roots 
seem to be alright. Our 
peach trees are breaking 

          [p. 4]

down from the ice. 
According to a Mr 
Walter Brazil of Corsicana 
we will not have any fruit 
this year. He says if the 
wind blows from the 
north the 14th of Feb. we 
will have fruit, otherwise 
we will not. I do not think 
he knows any more about 
it though than we do. 
Had a long letter from Mrs.
McCormick lately. She seems
to be reconciled yet she says
it is very hard to bear & I 
know it is. Said Mr.

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McCormick had always 
been so strong that she had 
expected to go first.
   Mr Simpson had a candle 
light service last Sab[bath] night.
Ruth Boyd was in it & fainted 
just as she was reaching for 
her candle. It was fortunate 
that she did not get the 
candle. The Dr. & her brother 
carried her to one of the S.S.
rooms & the service went on. 
I have not been anywhere 
since the Sab[bath] eve before 
Christmas. We went to see 
Cousin Sue. She was well 
then & had just pieced or rather  

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had had a nice quilt 
quilted for Reid’s[?] daughter.
Since our boys married we 
have quilted eight quilts.
Florence put in another one 
Sat. Then she ran a needle 
through her right first 
finger & has not been able 
to quilt any. Thinks she
will try it today. She has a 
hen sitting. Give my love to 
Bettie & Nannie.
   Lovingly,
          Minnie

P.S. Bro. Hugh had 
a slight operation 
last Thurs. Was able to be taken
home Mon. & was doing well 
yesterday.