Wednesday morning
My dear Sister,
I write as I always do in these
days in great haste — I am sorry to say that
Anthony has proved himself dishonest — I will
tell you the circumstances, you can judge for
yourself — He went into Freds bed room & took from the
upper shelf a little black prune box in which
I kept thread &c among other things a small cake
of dark soap which I had during the time dear
Nealy was permitted to stay with me — I had put
it away for that reason — This soap Anthony appro-
priated and after using it showed it to Caroline
to day before Caroline left me she came and
told me the circumstances, she had often seen
the soap when she went to the box for thread
and knew it the moment she saw it from its
peculiar colour — went to the box and found it
missing — after deliberating a day upon it concluded
she ought to tell me — I have made Anthony
produce the soap of course he can say nothing
in vindication of the theft — I found in his bed
room a dozen books which he had taken
from Freds case — these he said he intended
to replace perhaps he would have done so —
mentioned the circumstances of the dollar while you

were here this convinces me that he took that also
Now you can decide whether you want him
and let me know some time this week — I
shall only keep him until I can find some
person for a nurse — If Eliza Doyle cannot
come to me by the middle of this month
I must have some one else until she is ready
I have two weeks work to do in the garden
beside much housework which has been put
off all this month — And then I shall be
obliged to wean dear baby day times — I
have so little for her that she is very troublesome
nights — I would commence to day had I any
responsible person to take charge of her — Caroline
has gone — Ann is irresponsible and withal
must do the cooking — Catherine has baby
now with Willie for a superintendent
but when she does the waiting in addition to
the chamber work she will have no time to spare
I have a nice letter from each of my boys which
I wish you could read — Augustus covers three
pages which he says “surprise me as much
as it will you when you receive it” — he writes
with more unreserve than ever before — Fred
says he is well again though “Mrs Mott gave me
some medicine (not homoeopathic) which I think
naturally hindered my recovery — She was very
kind to me” Freds letter is prettily written and

altogether a neat production — I shall keep them
all for you to read — I wish I had more time to
Answer them — I cannot think when I wrote to you
last having written four other letters in a week
am at a loss when to commence — Last Friday
Grandpa Willie Sister Fanny and I all went to take
tea with Clara (the boarders being absent) we had
a very nice visit Fanny and Grandpa especially
When I came home I found William Henry Miller
Uncle Lewis youngest son had arrived — he
came to take Clara home — he is altogether
the most intelligent of their children — is 22
years old — He and Clara went Sunday A[ un ] t
Clara said that her niece had improved so much
and was so much assistance to her that she
felt quite unwilling to part with her — Catherine
is coming this Winter — Last night Aunt
Clara sent me word that Lewis Miller was
at her house — he came in the cars — is in the
last stages of consumption from Marias account —
she did not know how to accommodate him so I
sent Anthony down with the wagon to bring him here
he did not come and I have not seen him yet —
shall try and go down to day if it does not rain
Lewis wishes to go South and has started with that
intention — I do not think it will benefit him — Ann
Robins was married this morning at 10oclock
from what I could learn there was no one

present but the clergy man — Mrs Miller behaved
in character —I hope Ann has improved her con-
dition — her sister has just brought me some
wedding cake — the sister is homesick of course
I have nothing from Poor Horace except through
you — Henry has symptoms erysipelas
Your own Sister
Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN N.Y.
OCT 2