Dear Childern
I take this opertunity to write you a fiew lines to lett you no that I am alive and well  I resieved a letter from you about three weeke ago  Was glad to hear from yo all  You must excuse me for not wright sooner  Mate is hear  She came to weeks ago yesterday  I did moove into the house that Mrs Updike lived in  She has rooms in the Nash hotell  I have mooved again since Mate came  it is in Mrs Drakes house  That is down tardes town a little further on the other side of the road  It next to Mr Raines house  We have nice rooms thair  The other house stinked Mate said  Mate wente to Orsons to worke the last day of March  I am sewing to Shalers this week and stay nights with Mate  I had a letter from Edy about the time I got yours  Thay was all well  Mrs Shaler is going to have a baby some time  I cante thinke of much to wright tonight  I wish that I could see you all  Maby it wonte be long before I will if I gett my pension  Thay ar talking now that evry widow will gett a pension after a while  Mate sais that she will write some next time I wright  Wright as soon as you can  It is ten oclock now and I cante think of eny more to write no so gooby  My love to you all  Kiss Tess forty times for me  I will try and write more next time