Written to Waupun, Wisc.

Minneapolis, Minn.

21 Mar 1890

My dear Walter,

     I received your letter and was glad to have one for I wonder how you all are many times.  When I came here, at the first, I got it on my mind that Winifred was dead.  I could not write and I could not get it out of my mind.   When your first letter came, how I felt while I had repented of it.  I am glad to hear that you are all well again.  The influenza has left me very dizzy in the head.  My head always feels so heavy.  I am glad that the people behave so well to you but all behaved well to you at Viroqua, but the Ady family.  I am surprised at the Minshall for all the family from first to last, you was not to have one cent of their money.  No doubt they have talk about you selling your house for so much.  It is well that you have got away from them for you woul dnever have no comfort being near them.  I have only written one letter to Mrs. Lake since I left, for I felt as I could write to no one in Viroqua.  So is Mrs. Derby dead?  She used to what she would do when her husband died.   She would sell the house. Do you think they have got a minister there?  How is Tewart's wife?  Is she better.  I hope she is.  Well, the letter you sent me was from Lizzie Moxon.  She says that Charles Stone is dead. They buried him Monday before Christmas day.  I have never written to Ann since.  It will be two years since soon, but I will write to her.  Know that he was worth one hundred thousand pound.  He has left Ann twenty five thousand pound in cash.  Since we left Barnsley has many new streets and Charles has built a very many nice houses.  All the streets was and all the streets is her Aunts, when they were married, he made five hundred pounds to each of her children at his death.  I will write her and then I will send you word.  You see what an expense Frank has been to him.  And the next boy.  I forgot what he was.  He was at some college in Sheffield.  A very nice house that he built for himself.  She says that Frank Moxon has gotten married last August and she will not be long before she is in the same situation, when she wrote me last. We are in the same rooms.  Yet with having influenza, I never durst move.  I shall get out as soon as I can.  I do not think it is helpful living where we are.  It will not be so cold.  Minneapolis is not a nice city. Worcester is ten times nicer.  The streets are so dirty.  There is not one street like Main St..  There is one large building in place and one in another.  They have no system in laying out the streets.  Give my love to Vina and Ada and tell her I often wonder what she is doing.   Is Winifred fretfull as she used to be? I do not see no children so helpful as yours.   I do not see that so strong as Mable is.  I have been taking Murdock food for a month.  Write soon and may the Lord bless you and be with you. 

From your loving mother - Elizabeth Kidd