Life is a day with its morning noon night while disease whatever shortens life is only an incident in the grand eternal movement.
Not many I think have enjoyed more in a marriage union walk through life than yourself Katie Cairns. I am sure that even in
the first painful fresh grief of separation that there is will? you far more for thankful joy than sorrow. No life is short
or a failture which has been vivified by love and then over above all these consoling considerations there is the noble views
of another life in a better world than this illegible far though it be to the eyes of us poor limited mortals. God our
Father loves us all whether here or there living or dying directs - leads us in the ways that are the best however little
we may be able under our accting burdens to realize it. Take heart then dear brother live on lovingly bravely until Your
own time the time of all Your loved family comes for You to move on follow after. Ever Your Affectionate brother John Muir