Mt. Idaho Oct 15^th 1892

Kate – dear sister-

I must answer two or three of your letters in one and that very hastily – But first – Kate are you trying to get or have a Christmas tree or Christmas gifts for Kamiah too, as you said you would? If I remember rightly. I see in Mrs Lindsley letter that the Portland friends are going to send you a box, and I do not want to trouble the dear old helpers there by asking them to help us further – and I do not know of a single gift for a Christmas tree or a Christmas gift coming for Roberts church, and I suppose Watsons sister &c will attend to the 2^nd K. church. It will be a sad thing if our little flock in the 1^st K ch is left uncared for. Please tell me, as soon as you recieve this what you can do about a Christmas tree, or Christmas gifts for the 1^st K, God willing.

Kate – that Lapwai man and woman who went to the Shoshones are neither of them relatives or even friends of Dick Brown, or his wife, or any of our Nez P-s who went from Kamiah to the Shoshones. They overtook our boys in the mountains on the road to Lemhi – Our boys told the Lemhi Agent that they did not belong to their company, and in a little while the two Lapwaians went off (or were sent off) from Lemhi, and our boys think went off to some other tribe. But do not you say a word about them (the L-man & woman) to the Lapwai Indians. I suppose neither of them were good – and there is no need for you to get their ill will, or that of their friends.

Of course you cannot send Mrs Lindsley a ‘sketch of the literary work (and life) of ‘Miss Sue’ because you do not know much of it yourself. Tell her frankly you never saw the Nez Perce Eng –Vocabulary or Grammar she (S.L. M^cB) sent to Prof. Henry before you came – never saw, perhaps the History of the Choctaw Mission she wrote & deposited safely for the future &c &c &c. But the Nez P Grammar was prepared for Washington in Mrs. Lindsleys own house, and she knows much, herself through Dr Lindsley. Do not hinder her in her scheme to obtain the ‘Ph-D’ for ‘Miss Sue’. I do not in the least care for the title for the sake of S.L. M^cB or the for sake of her friends, but I covet any honor it will bring to the Master, and to the Cause of Missions (as does the missionary Mrs. Robinson cause honor to the Cause) and when the intellectual work of a missionary is honored Mrs L says truly it exalts the Cause – Don’t hinder.

I would rather that man in Newlin who bought your lot would not fence in my lot. It might make trouble in the future. And yet, it is too bad for me to stand in the way of the town’s improvement or his by keeping an empty lot. That is the only thing would lead me to sell it. If I had known you were selling your lot, I would have sold mine with it. If you are writing to him tell him I will sell him the lot outright – rather than have him fence & use it.

But it is nearly dark saturday night and I want to send this to mail monday A.M. D.V. Please tell me about the Christmas Tree for Kamiah the very day you recieve this letter. I do hope you will have enough for both. I thank Our Father the sickness has gone from the school (save Bessie) & Parsons baby is worse. Marks baby better. I do not know of any other sickness – Write as soon as you recieve this remember. God guide and help you always

Sister Sue

I return the papers letters you wish. It has been snowing in Mr. Idaho today and looks & feels like winter.

Mt. Idaho Oct 15^th 1892

Kate – dear sister-

I must answer two or three of your letters in one and that very hastily – But first – Kate are you trying to get or have a Christmas tree or Christmas gifts for Kamiah too, as you said you would? If I remember rightly. I see in Mrs Lindsley letter that the Portland friends are going to send you a box, and I do not want to trouble the dear old helpers there by asking them to help us further – and I do not know of a single gift for a Christmas tree or a Christmas gift coming for Roberts church, and I suppose Watsons sister &c will attend to the 2^nd K. church. It will be a sad thing if our little flock in the 1^st K ch is left uncared for. Please tell me, as soon as you recieve this what you can do about a Christmas tree, or Christmas gifts for the 1^st K, God willing.

Kate – that Lapwai man and woman who went to the Shoshones are neither of them relatives or even friends of Dick Brown, or his wife, or any of our Nez P-s who went from Kamiah to the Shoshones. They overtook our boys in the mountains on the road to Lemhi – Our boys told the Lemhi Agent that they did not belong to their company, and in a little while the two Lapwaians went off (or were sent off) from Lemhi, and our boys think went off to some other tribe. But do not you say a word about them (the L-man & woman) to the Lapwai Indians. I suppose neither of them were good – and there is no need for you to get their ill will, or that of their friends.

Of course you cannot send Mrs Lindsley a ‘sketch of the literary work (and life) of ‘Miss Sue’ because you do not know much of it yourself. Tell her frankly you never saw the Nez Perce Eng –Vocabulary or Grammar she (S.L. M^cB) sent to Prof. Henry before you came – never saw, perhaps the History of the Choctaw Mission she wrote & deposited safely for the future &c &c &c. But the Nez P Grammar was prepared for Washington in Mrs. Lindsleys own house, and she knows much, herself through Dr Lindsley. Do not hinder her in her scheme to obtain the ‘Ph-D’ for ‘Miss Sue’. I do not in the least care for the title for the sake of S.L. M^cB or the for sake of her friends, but I covet any honor it will bring to the Master, and to the Cause of Missions (as does the missionary Mrs. Robinson cause honor to the Cause) and when the intellectual work of a missionary is honored Mrs L says truly it exalts the Cause – Don’t hinder.

I would rather that man in Newlin who bought your lot would not fence in my lot. It might make trouble in the future. And yet, it is too bad for me to stand in the way of the town’s improvement or his by keeping an empty lot. That is the only thing would lead me to sell it. If I had known you were selling your lot, I would have sold mine with it. If you are writing to him tell him I will sell him the lot outright – rather than have him fence & use it.

But it is nearly dark saturday night and I want to send this to mail monday A.M. D.V. Please tell me about the Christmas Tree for Kamiah the very day you recieve this letter. I do hope you will have enough for both. I thank Our Father the sickness has gone from the school (save Bessie) & Parsons baby is worse. Marks baby better. I do not know of any other sickness – Write as soon as you recieve this remember. God guide and help you always

Sister Sue

I return the papers letters you wish. It has been snowing in Mr. Idaho today and looks & feels like winter.