Dear Ella & sister
Leib   I will try and answer your letter that I recived in July and shant blame you if you feel provoked at me but Ella if you could see all I have to do   I was picking beries all through July and then my other work got all behind and I was tired out and have staid tired ever since   We milk six cows this summer and it makes lots of work for one to do alone   I told Mate what you said about her coming out   She said she did not know what to tell you I want her to come if she possibly can   I want you and your ma both to come before it gets cold weather so we cant get enywhere   We was over to Georges last week Chloe has got her carpet move   She has got over fifty yards & it is nice but she never will get it made and down in the world   She had only 2 widths sewed together and she has had it more than a month   They have got lots of apples and they had pears & plums   They will have a nice lot of grapes   I bought a half bushel of plums of them   George says he wants to come out there this fall if he can   He works like a dog all of the time   I have not heard a word from Uncle Arad since he went away from here   Leib   you wanted to know about Min Kellogg   She is alive yet but very bad   I have been to see her since I got Ellas letter   Doc Kellogg wife was buried yesterday   Mrs Wickham and me went to the funeral

Dora Hagar was buried last Sunday   It is quite sickly around here now with fevers   Leib I have got ma’s tomb stone and got it all sat and fixed up good   I went to see it yesterday   I want you to be sure & come out this fall before it gets to cold to go enywhere   I want you to go up to the grave yard while it is nice weather   I have not heard from John in some time   Now dont wait as long as I have for I want to hear from you if you only write a few lines to let me know how you are   I was afreid that hot weather would kill you   I shall have to close   My eyes hurt so I cant write eny more this time   Now do write soon   From Sarah Owen to sister & Ella

Give my love to Charleys folks
Ella I have had a line from Mate this morning   She is coming home the middle of next month and is going to work for Mrs Burge this winter comence the first of November   I want you and your ma to come while she is home.