Letter and envelope from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah to John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah, to John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada, dated August 1, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Mr. John M. Bunker.
Bunkerville, Lincoln Co., Nev.
Envelope postmarked:
Ogden, Aug 3, 3 PM, 1894, Utah.
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Ogden, Utah.
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Aug 1-1894-
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Mr. John M. Bunker,
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Bunkerville, Nev.
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Dear Cousin Johnie -
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At this late day I will
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endeavor to answer your last
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letter. I hope that you will
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forgive me for so long neglecting
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doing so. We are all well.
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and as happy as we can ex-
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pect to be. Aunt Mena has
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been quite sick since you
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were here but she is better
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now. Some of the family
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are nearly cooked, but I
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am standing the warm weather
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in fine style. I only wish
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that we could have warm
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weather more than we do.
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for I do not like winter,
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John was up to see us
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to day and he is the best
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of health and spirits - Married
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life agrees with him all
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right -
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I am very glad that the
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folks think enough of you
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to put you to work as soon
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as possible for I believe I
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have heard an old saying
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like this "Idleness is the mother
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of wickedness" or words to that
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effect.
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I don't pretend to know
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very much but it seems to
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me that it would be much
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better to stay at home than
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to go off to work in the mines
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I don't know what kind
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of people are down there but
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it is usually a rough claLL
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that work at mining. So
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I think your mother is / the
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right. You have been away so much anyway and I know that you must be a great help and comfort to Aunt Mary.
Cousin, you seem to think that it is all settled between "me and the other fellow." and you say I denied it. Well, I think that I confided just as much in you as you did in me, don't you think so? I will promise you this much that you will hear all about it when it is settled - That's all right, isn't it?
Aunt Sarah was down visiting us for two weeks. She had all her teeth out last Saturday and she went home on Tuesday. She stood it in fine style.
It is dinner time now so I must close by sending love to you and all the folks
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Mama and all the rest
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join me.
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Hoping this will find
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you all well I am your
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loving cousin
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Aggie.
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