Sidon, Miss

Dear Sister,

June 13, 1888

I take great pleasure in this morning in write to you. (I have been) waiting to hear from you. All my (kin) are all well and … I have not heard of anyone dying down here this spring.

We are getting along very well with our crop. xxxx done laying by his canvas and to get to see the picture and when I appeared it was babies. He said it was the prettiest thing he ever seen, He said if that baby ever comes down here he was …. Going to come and …in the seventy to knight a my bishaop to mis mary mirls

I heard that Miss Mattie Reaves was married. Is it so Sallie. I is running around this cotton the third time. Z Addie Eddie and myself has (heard) over our erah twice you. Maybe no that it was not hard to hoe. We went to Pine Bluff hunting yesterday and had a fine time. …was setting under your crab apple tree today. I think I could eat a peck if I had them,. Sallie a follow to a tee the last letter I got from you. Has Poeke all day.

Have not heard a Methodist sermon preached this year. I can hear Baptist preaching twice a month if I would go. Sallie you all be sure and come to the mosqutia hiving. Zodie says he is going to make him some xxxx and then I will close for this time (to go) shelling …. For me and tell him I pray to see him. I think Pee wants to see him as bad as any of us. Please write as soon as you get this.

from, Ella Pee