Letter from Charleston, May 7, 1898, 'Dear Ellen' (continued)

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been staying at Seaman’s, he would ask Kit some times if he would go with him to the week day services — that he never declined — and many times he and I held the service together, there being no congregation. He begged them to let his little life be an example to them in that, & other ways. — I put down the things I hear, not to sadden you, but just that you and your Mother should know all that comes. Etta said there might be, early in June, a time that Seaman could come with her for a day or two — Tote may go to Spartanburg on Monday — He asked me to repair two of his suits, and I have mended his under clothes as well as I had time to do — I do not know if he is going to get work or not — but suppose it is from his telling the children when he came, that he would be here three weeks and it will be three weeks on Wednesday. Fanny & Christopher come down tonight, I don’t know if Christie is to be with them — Susie is happy here always. Tote takes her home at dusk — she dines very often, or come to play both Mommy