I fear at some future time it will run into Broncittis take just as good care of your health a you possibly can, I want you to have health to enjoy life if you get home, there is no bravery in recklessly exposing life and health as some do, which I know you will not do, but I want to caution you for my sake to take good care of your health. The health of the family is good with the exception of colds, Jennie's (Stuarts wife's) neck is no better, and is not likely to be for some time.  Mother and I went down to our place last Tuesday afternoon, it was the first time since I have been at home, they are very plain folks, they seemed very glad to see us, and would have us stay to supper, things in the house and around the yard looked much better than when Wickham's lived there, I went down to the spring and over the garden, I think that most of the grape vines are living, the goose berries have grown wonderfully, strawberries did no good; those mountain rasberries are about to take the whole garden, and don't bear worth cultivating.  Miles' built quite a convenient milk house, and things look about as well as they did when we lived there.  They want the place very badly next year and I guess Austin will rent to them if he cant sell, which I am afraid we can not do, we might possibly get 30 dol, but I think no more, our improvements are not very attractive you know.  Austin was up to Desmoines today and has about sold Polly to Cook that used to be out in the mountains, for $150, and she is well sold at that, he is going up again tomorrow to conclude the bargain.  I am going up to covenant meeting, father
