Letter written by Georgina Newlen - Harris County Texas John Hendry 13 May 2001 ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ************************************************************************** Transcript of a letter from Georgina Newlen, (previously Broeker), daughter of the late Henry E. MacDonald of Houston, Texas, who had recently married for the second time & moved to Witchita Falls,to her Uncle Roderick in Melbourne, Australia. Witchita Falls, Texas, Oct. 25, 1908. Mr. Roderick MacDonald, Melbourne, Australia. My Dear Uncle : - Your kind and loving letter of August l9th reached me about a week ago and it was indeed a great pleasure to receive it. It was forwarded to me from home for I am no longer 1iving at Houston Heights, Texas. Since writing you last I have married and have moved to a little City about four hundred miles from Houston. I was aquainted with my husband before Father passed away, and after Father was gone it did not seem like home any longer to me, and so I decided to try and have a home of my own. Neither one of us have what the world call financial possessions at present, but he is a man who aappreciates a wife and can make a comfortable living for her. He is what one could call a good sensible man and a man of sense. We are both good christians and are living very happy and contented together. I am going to send you our photos sometime in the near future. This is a beautiful little City of 8,000 inhabitants and is one of the heealthiest Cities in the State. I have gained much in health since I am 1iving here in this City. I was very thin and weighed but little but now have gained considerable in weight. My husband and I do not know how long we will live at this place for I want to live in Houston where the rest of the home folks are, but Mr. Newlen is thinking of going into business in a short time and if he does, we will remain here for some time, but in the near future we intend to return to Houston. I think this City is one of the most beautiful in Texas but my little boy George does not 1ike it and would not remain with me but has returned to his Grandmother in Houston Heights, where he is attending school and that is one reason that I am so anxious to return. You can address your letters to me at this place and in the event I should return to Houston, I will have my mail forwarded to me. Your letter gave me so much pleasure to know that you appreciated it and I felt that you would for I have an idea what kind of letters brother Louis wrote you prior to Father's death and that is the reason I wrote you 1ike I did. Dear old "Daddy" had his fault but every one liked him and esteemed him. Often did brother make his heart ache when he (brother) told Father what he was going to write and tell you about him. Father would say to him,”Louis, my brother has known me longer than you have and knows I would do nothing to disgrace the family name”, and he also told brother that he was just begining to live and that he (Father) was near the end of life's journey. It is one of the greatest comforts that I have in knowing that I did what I could to make Father's life as pleasant and as happy as possible while he lived. Your earnest and heartfelt sympathy is greatly appreciated for I miss him so much for I -2- was his favorite child. Yes, I know that mother misses Father for his death has been a hard blow to her but it makes us remember that it is a link between us and the life beyond, and it is a great pleasure to me to think of meeting Father on the other shore. We are having very pleasant weather at the present time. It is autumn with us and great preparations are in progress for the harvest, and cotton especially. What a b1essing it must be to you and Aunt Annie to have such a large familly and that you have three married, happy and with a little child in each home to bless father and mother. It is a pleasure to me to know that you are pleased with the photo of Father in the garden and I must say it is a lovely garden. And I’ll tell you why it is a pleasure to me to know that you are so pleased with the photo of the garden. I ordered and had those photos taken myself for brother Louis would not have anything to do with them. But I knew that you would appreciate them and so I had them taken and sent it to you as soon as possible. I will now close. With love to you dear Uncle, and asking to be remembered to rest of the family, I am, Your loving niece, Georgianna Newlen. P.S. Please wrote soon for it is a great pleasure to me to hear from you. G.N.