Her delay in answering McMaster's letter was caused by her absence from home. Her father was buried in Xenia, Ohio along beside 8 to others of their family name. There will soon be 10 in this spot because it is intended to remove the body of Uncle Crawford McMaster to a spot left him by his sisters, as soon as winter comes. He has been buried in Poland, Ohio, since the hot weather did not permit that he be taken to Xenia. Her father had hoped to take care of this but was so ill when Uncle Crawford died that the doctor thought he would die first. At the time she was alone in the house except for the black man who nursed her uncle, who was a dreadful charge to her for 4 years. Her father was sick for 3 years and was often confined to his room and to his bed for long periods of time, requiring constant care. There were only 9 times in 6 months when he could be left alone without someone in his room at night. At the time of her marriage 2 years ago she did not think her father would live long but he recovered and was brought to her house on a bed. He left all his old friends of nearly 40 years standing and also scores of young friends, since many had never known any other pastor. In several months he improved so that he could go out, and could attend church meetings where everyone he met showed him respect and honor. His humility was remarkable, his manner as gentle as a child's, and his patience and endurance intrigued everyone who saw him. During his long silent sickness his mind remained clear enough to pursue the daily studies of the Scriptures in their originals. She sends a small photo of her father taken before he became ill. In a short time a little memorial volume will be published for him, one of which she will send McMaster. She herself has married her father's intimate friend, Rev. A.V. Maxwell of Leetonia, who is well known in Presbyterian circles. Leetonia, on the Fort Wayne Rail Road, is devoted to iron works so it is not too pleasant in some respects. Her only living sister, Anne Netta Brownice of near Poland, Ohio buried her two lovely children in one week last winter, and now has another baby daughter. She knows nothing of her cousin Gilbert McMaster except that he was teaching throughout the West, and trying to be another Gough, or Francis Murphy, or something of that sort. She thanks McMaster for his long letter to her and for the notices about Helen McMaster's taking of the Carmelite veil. She has seen rather incomplete notices of it in some other papers. She gives her regards to Jennie and to the rest of McMaster's family and hopes to receive another letter soon. :: I-2-d A.L.S. 9pp. 12mo.