January 16 1889
Enola burk co

Dear children,

I seat my self this rainy morning to write you a few lines. this leaves us only tolerable well we have very bad colds. I hope this will reach you and find you all well I have written to you a time or two and get no answer. have you lost the use of your fingers or eye sight or what is the reason you dont write to me. you might come to see me now. I think I aint very fare off now. I landid hear the 6 of december and I have not heard nothing from none of the children sins I mooved but you _____ Daves told me that he seen you and that you was well. this is seven letters I have written this week and if I dont get no hearing from them I will quit writing. I expect I want to hear fom them wors than they do from me. if they did I think they would write. we had the nicest time Christmas. nice weather and nice behavour. there was a rabbit hunting Christmas day. we was at a quilting at Haywoods. Francis Hunted untill dinner then he come home to the stoor and that was all the Christmas he took. I never seen but two men all Christmas that was drinking and thy was Jo & John Poteet. it is as still and pecible as any place I have lived at so fare to be a mill and stoor and as many people about it as there is it is the stillest. I hardly hear a bad word. [p.1]

A pasce of Otas dress that Idah bought in Morganton. [possibly a fabric sample that was enclosed with the letter] the night we got hear they sernaided and when Sydney mooved the night before Christmas they gave him and us a both a sernade. when I see you I can tell it better than I can write it. I dont have much time to write parte of the time I have to tend in the soor. we have a very good custom at the stoor and mills both we take in a great deal of butter & eggs. your pa is grinding now. Idah is making Otas a dress. Otas is the pet of flippers. he is fat as a pig. Idah has caught a beau a widower. I will tell you his name next time I write. he did live one time in Cleveland. last friday I was at a quilting and choping at Henry Poteets the Saturday after Christmas. Henry Poteets willie come down to see us. he is a nice boy. he told me his sister Jancy died the tusday week before christ[mas]. Celenia you and Frank come. I think I will come some time before very long. do you want to know where I live. I live in flippers town kings Street Poteets hotell and nothing to eat pork 7 cts, traid corn 50, peas 60, fower two 75 a hundred, dried fruit 4 cts. write son. I must quit for this time. dinner is redy. come and take dinner with us. I have peas and pudding for dinner & coffee I hope to see you all soon. write soon come soon good by to you all. I hope the Lord will bless you all

M & M A E Poteet to F K & R C Dickson [p.2]

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