Letter and envelope from Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada to John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, to John M. Bunker, Bunkerville, Nevada, dated August 24, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Mr. John M. Bunker, St. Thomas, Nev.
Page 1
Panaca, Nev.
line
1
Aug. 24, 1894.
line
2
Mr. John M. Bunker,
line
3
St. Thomas, Nev.
line
4
Dear John:-
line
5
As you requested it, I
line
6
shall try to write you a few lines
line
7
this morning, but am very sorry I
line
8
have only fifteen minutes before
line
9
the mail will go. I fully in-
line
10
tended to write to you and Clara
line
11
last night but by the time I got
line
12
with the work through / , i was too tired.
line
13
I can truly say I take greater
line
14
in pleasure in writing to you than / any
line
15
thing else while you are.away.
line
16
I couldn't tell you if I tried,
line
17
how badly I have felt since you
line
18
left, and I have tried so hard not
line
19
Page
2
to feel sad.
line
1
If I ever knew, when you
Page 2 line 2
leave, when I might expect to see you again, I think I should feel better, but as it is impossible for me to, I shall have to make the best of it.
I am very anxious to hear from you. Hope you are having a pleasan journey. Julia has just come and is waiting for me to help milk. She has helped me all the time.
I am sorry I shall have to stop. Will send these few disconnected thoughts to let you know I remembered my promise. Please excuse me this time and I will write a long letter fcftien when I hear from you.
I remain as ever your loving Mary
line
3
line
4
line
5
line
6
line
7
line
8
line
9
line
10
line
11
line
12
line
13
line
14
line
15
line
16
line
17
line
18
line
19