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Show JOE:F BU3ill.i!\1: DIARY - 5- 1897 Snovrfhk e , Feb 12th , 1897 . Dear Fs.the r ::i.nd :.;other . ':-' heart aches to be vrith (;rou) a r.d •:re w ::, u l d h ·=tve been if it had ~eer.1ed best . ~, ut ,;;e have to be a;overned by circumst 3..nces . I cannot '.'tEi ~,rite anything co~,::'ort ir.g . C9.n only ? ray the Lorc:1. to send his Spirit to confort :'OU , and all of 1.1s . I don ' t \,:novr of one in all our fan i ly so well :neo'tred to go as .. rickliff . Iie vras my r,ost indulgen t brother . r;ith all my ~,ults we aL ray::; f;Ot ::J. long well to f;e ther . He is all right non . Hope vre ·Ifill only be ,;rorthy to meet him . 1.:'ly the Lord. he b us to be . Your loving da u t 1ter , Lois E. Smith . Leh i City , Feb . 17 , 1897 J. Bushman , Dea r Brother Vfe just received your l ette r of Feb . 12 giving us the s ad news of your son 1.'iickliff ' s death . It was a sad bl ow to us and a thing least looked t for . lte sympathi ze with hou & family in your sad tria l for we know what i is to l ose our children . It gives us nuch joy to knew, tr:s.t VTick li ff v.ra.s a good young man and no doubt he has p; one to do a vrork behind the vei l, and . i::ill meet his Gr9.nd Father and l.': other & te l l them how we are getting a l ong Accept our sympathy an c: rray the Lord c ornfort you . From y our Brother , l.'~rtin Bush.raan Lehi C i tv , Feb . 18 , 18 97 Dea r Sister Lois. ~e just r eceived the nevrn of your son's death . It vras a grea.t surp r ise to us a.11 , 3.nd we feel to s~rmpath ize with you very much . Give our love t o Yours truly , J,~9. rt ha Bushrm.n . all your family . *** Riversid e , C'l.l. Feb . 19 , 1897 Johe, :!3ushrr,3.n , Dear Jrother . I have just received yo'.lr note telling of the death of :rour son . I w<i.s mor e th?..n sur pris e d , but I suopose we v1ill have to acknowl edge t he hand of God i:· 3.11 thin£s . But it is hard to oart Y,ith our c hi l dren . The Lor d has a work fo r him to do on the other side the vei l. ':our brother , E . A . Bushl!'an - ·· ...o ....... Lehi City , Feb 19 , 1897 Uncle J oh'.", Bush.nl!l.n It h9.s been co lon g since I h::1.-ve he e.rd i' ron you, and y ou rrny t h ink I hwe for r,ottan you. nut there ir; not a d-:;. y but th~ t I think of you & fa.m ily. ;':e h1.vc just hes.rd of the death of your son . I feel to symrathi ze e with you and family for I ~:now it is hard to lose our ch:i.. l dren . Well Unc l |
