Letter and envelope from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Aggie Herrick, Ogden, Utah, to Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated July 20, 1894.
Envelope addre s sed:
Miss Mary Syphus.
Panaca,
Nev.
Envelope postmarked: Ogden, Jul 20 3 PM 1894 UTAH.
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Ogden, Utah-
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July 20, 1894,
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Miss Mary Syphus-
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Panaca, Nev.
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My dear Mary,
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It may be truth-
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-fully said of me as it once
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was of a girl you read about
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"She is not dead, but sleepeth."
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I must confess that I have
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been very indolent: and
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after performing household
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duties, I have somewhat
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neglected other duties, but
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you will forgive me, I know,
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I was so sorry to hear of your
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trouble, I can sympathize
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with you for I have endured
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such trials my self. We have
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such things to meet, and
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we must try to bear them
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with fortitude. We do not
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wish to forget such sorrow-
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-ful scenes, but time softens
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and heals the wounds caused
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by death.
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We have a loss in our
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family this summer. On
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the first of June, our brother
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John was married to Janie
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West. Of course she is all
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that one could desire in a
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sister but it was hard to be
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reconciled to the fact of losing
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our brother. It took us a
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long time to become used
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to the change. Of course we
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miss him now but not nearly
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as much as we did at first.
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During this month we
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have had quite an excitement
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over the strike, but everything
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has been comparitively quiet
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since the troops were station-
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-ed here. This week an attempt
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was made to tear up the
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railway track just out of
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town but the wreckers were
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arrested in the act and I
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suppose they will receive
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their reward. Sunday morning
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July 8, we had an awful
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fire and a plan was made
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to burn the town, there
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were seven fires started at
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once and fuses were found
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in many of the largest
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business houses in town.
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We escaped such a calamity,
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but the loss to different firms
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reached away up in the thousands.
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Last Wednesday afternoon
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we experienced a slight
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earthquake shock. No damage
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was done, but a great many
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people were very much frighten
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-ed. Such things make one
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think that it is about time
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to live a better life. They arouse
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quite serious thoughts in
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my mind.
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Well, Miss Findlay has
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returned to Ogden. I inquired
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of you when she called on
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me, but she said she had line 14 not see you. I have been line 15 wondering if there is n't a line 16 stronger attachment in Ogden line 17 than mere friendly relations. line 18
Well, it is nearly dinner line 19 time so I must close, All line 20 join me in sending love to you. line 21 Write as soon as you can. line 22
Lovingly Yours Aggie line 23