01196 4 exhausted without being able to understand the answer. This morning when I went to see him was talking illegible
Scotch to him hoping to stire some of the old memories of Scotland before we came here he said I don't know much about it
now then added Youre a Scotch man are not you when I would repeat that I was his son John that went to California long ago
came back to see him He would start raise his hed a little gaze fixedly at me say O Yes my dear wanderer then loose all memory
again the next moment when 5 he awakes he has to be told again who I am but David Anna all the rest of the family here
he knows readily He is conscious that his last days are drawing nigh seems to be resigned though eager for love encouragement.
It was only a few months ago that he said while yet in full possession of his facilities that he had made terrible mistakes
in dealing with his children in partic- ular mentioned some of the cruel things he had said done to his poor wandering son
John advised Joanna to be careful to rule her children only by love