Isabel, Kans
Nov 17th 1891

Dear sister & Bro

Hellen I know not how to begin this missive to you. Oh I know you are so anxious to here from here & Oh how can I write it to you. It seames that I cannot writ the word that Pa, Father is gone no more to return to us or you. he intended to start to your place this weeke but he has gone to Heaven. He was as well as comon last Sunday. come down here in the morning going to sunday school. came in & stayed an hour, held Blanch & played with her. said he wanted to walk to sunday school with me. I got Ready & we went ahead of the Rest. after sunday school he lead the class meeting as he always did but sayed when he got up that in all probility it would be the last time he would ever meet again with us in class meeting. he said he wanted to hear those young converts pray once more & testify once more. said he had marked the songs he wanted to sing togather with them once more. then he said he wanted to talk to them for the last time. he opend to the song of Take The Name of Jesus With You. he commented on it and said Oh that we all could take the name of Jesus with us. then lead in singing. then knelt down and prayed for all and said Lord I leave this little class in thy care. after which he aroase and said the next song he had selected to sing was "O happy day that fixed our choise". he commented on this & said he blesed the day that fixed his choice & he never regreted it. then called on Bert Tull, Nellie Roby & Carry Gipson to pray which they did then. aroase & said the next song he had marked was Will Jesus Find Us Watching. he sang the first verse turned the leaf & sang the chorus but Oh never started the next verse. he was standing by the stand. I noticed him step back as he sang the chorus & put his hand on the stand they wated a moment for him to start. then Mr Corrie started. Father droped his Head. I and Mr Gipson & Corrie ran to him. sat him down. Then I ran to the water bucket for water. they had then laid him down. we bathed his head with water. I called to him. I thought he tried to speak. he closed his eyes & was gone he never strugled or moved a mussle. did not suffer in the least. he was not held like he was in the other sinking spells but was easy. we had the doctor to examin him after we got home. he said his life was gone out. That it was more than he could Bare. the thoughts of leaving us had caused the disease to take hold of him again.

Late went to Kingman on saturday to see Dick and was not here. he went on the train & was coming back on Monday. we telegraphed to him & he came sunday night at 1 o clock. Dick came last night at 9 o clock & we telegraphed to you the same time we did to Late. Your ans came yesterday Oh so sad that you cannot be here to day for we kept him so if you could come for you to see him. we will lay him in his grave after the Funeral sermon at the School House at 3 o clock. Helen he looks in his coffin now as if he had gone to sleepe & is as natuaral as when you last saw him through the car window. Hellen you will always see him just as you saw him the last time looking through the window at you. I guess it was Gods will that he should not leave us for he said he felt as though it would almost breake his hart. I am so thankfull that as he had to go & go when he did that I was with him to the last & would to God that you could be with us when he breathed his last. Helen get the song & read it. "Will Jesus find us Watching'' Bless God he found him watching. the first verse & chorus was all he sang. yes he was ready to go whither it be noon or night. I have his song books with the piece he had marked to sing that day just as he had placed the markes and they shall never be taken out & I would not part with it for the world. no never.

Now dear Sister I have a piece of news to tell you which will surprise you. Dick is married again & was when you were here. he married her the day before he came down when you were here & strange to say her name was Nettie White. She is 21 years old. she is here with him now. I cant write more. will write to you tomorrow & tell you about the funeral.

Good By

Your Bro Lester