Dear Childern
I take this opertunity to wright you a fiew lines to lett you no that I am alive and well and I hope you ar the same I havent had eny letter from you since the one you wrote of July 1 I have wrote you one since the flood but havent reseived eny from you

Why donte you wright I will send you to dresses for Tessie I should have made them before but my machine shuttle has been broke I had to go to Mrs Mans to make it You can sew in the sleeves Thay may be to long and to small around the neck I will send them by maile It will be the cheapest I hav ben to Kates and stayed a week I went Saturday after the fourth and stayed till the next Saterday She was sick like she was when thay lived whare Clint dose I got a letter from Packer fore evidenc; I have got them and sent on I donte no what way will send for next I hope thay will send me a pension dont you

Em TAYLOR and Ed was maried last week Helen I donte no what to wright tonight Thair is so mutch nois and racket around the house I donte no as you will like the way I have made Tessies dress I had to make it all by gess I think it will be pretty larg for her Gramma would like to see her with it on I have got my gray dress made last week. Helen I wish you would wright oftener I wante you to lett me no if you gett the dresses all right Wright soon from your mother

I will make a white bonet and send her in a week or so by mail Helen I wonte send the dresses today I will sende them some time this week.