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When we had to lay our little ones away I always wondered if I had done all I could to care for them & we still wonder if we could have done better when they are gone.
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world. When I came to in the morning I could only say one word then rest before saying another. They brought me to town where Dr Platt could do what he could for me. It was such a long time before I had any strength & it was through the faith & prayers of my Dear husband & his people that I was spared & healed. They were so good to help. Grandmother Richey stayed with us & did all she could keeping house with Moroni & little Lou's help. Sister Scharlotte lived then next door & with Moroni's help running the washer, for it was run by hand power Scharlotte did the washing. I finally got so I could get up but had no strength to walk. With Scharlott's Cora on one side & Lou on the other I learned to walk. My hair was always thick, it was long now but seemed so lifeless. It all came out in two days. My head was bare for 2 weeks then it began to come in. As it grew, it was curly as it was as a child but not so much curly as it got long, so I could bob it as we wore it then. It was so hard on Mother Richey to feed baby John with all the other things she did so at night I took him to care for as soon as I could. But his bottle did not nourish him as it should & Dr Platts help & still he got worse & died 11 Oct. 1897, We had to
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bury 3 of our children, we had 3 left. It is so hard to have to part with them. We loved our children & we welcomed every one, hoping to have a big family. We stayed in town that summer & raised a garden. Sister Nancy Gibbons who lived across the street asked me to be her councilor in Primary, Sofiah Gibbons was the other councilor. I enjoyed the work, every one does who tries to do their duty in a church calling, the spirit of the work goes with it. Nancy Gibbons was one of the finest women I ever knew, I appreciated her friendship through all the years. All through our trials I am so very thankful for my kind & loving husband, he was always patient & helpful. Through all my sickness he was so helpful in every way to the children. His sister Elinor Patterson's baby Johnny was about the age of our John & as his mother was sick she went to visit her sister Scharlotte as Scharlotte was living with her girl where they were working. We all hoped if I cared for Johnny the visit & rest would help her get well her daughter Mary the oldest kept house & the next girl Lula came to help me as I
wasn't strong yet. Lula was sweet & helpful all summer. When her mother came back we could see she wouldn't get well & died. Then Mary, Lula, Hazel, & Zella kept together & lived home, keeping the home & little Johnny. My heart
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