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I GOT your two letters almost
at the same time, for a neighbour kept one a whole week in his pocket, as no
one was coming down our way; such is prairie life, one can only say better
late than never, I have been very busy making the shack more secure, for we
have had a very bad gale blowing all the week. I am thankful to say we have
weathered it, but there seems no end to the work. We have been out here two
months, and been hard at it all the time, and we have very little to show
for it. I had a very
bad week of it, for my wife has been completely laid up; she is better
again, but hard rough work is telling upon her. We help her all we can, but
outdoor work has to be done, and takes up most of our time; it may be only
the heat, but if she has any more such bouts, I should like to get her home
again; it would be far better for me to rough it alone, than for her to
break down in health. I cannot think how any one could have told us, that
the life was not a rough one on all sides. Of course down East it is more
civilized, but here in the wilds we have to think hard sometimes to know
even which day of the week it is. Why, yesterday we were in doubt whether it
was really Sunday; and as for church, we have only been able to go to one
once since we left home.
Game is getting scarce up here, but I was lucky
yesterday, and shot four snipe, and only fired five shots; I am getting
quite clever, and it helps the larder's resources greatly. |
