468 Sopo Street 
Providence, It. I. 
April 21, 1917. 
Bear Beane:- 
I m bo sorry to hear of the death of 1 tb Beane 
I had not heard of it before. 2h.ee© things are so hard to hoar 
up under, at least at fir fit, ffcey eey that time and work are 
the he t remedies; perhaps they are, hut It is hard to got hack 
to the work with the same old vim and satisfaction. You have ny 
deepest sympathy. X think 1 understand Just how fool hotter now 
would 
than I ***/a month# ago. I had always lived with my. mother and 
father for more than 50 years, ky mother died on ''arch .30 
after ar* illnes; ;f slant 5 woefc valvular heart trouble 
and some hardening of art-- rios, otc. .’he doctors told us early 
in March that there were no hopes of her ultimate recovery, 
nevertheless th© chock was very great when the end- onas. 
l!y father who is over 80 yeare of ego and partially blind and 
doe :" is hearing up •much hotter than any . of us expected. He la 
out on ry slater’s farm in Gloce.otor, H..I. where he is keeping 
himself busy with aone o" the lighter work although he oan of 
keep at It very long at a time, .'ie has a couch in the house whore 
he lies down severe! times a, day for a amp or to rest 
1 am all -lone in the house here now; yon. can readily imagine 
hot? lonely it bgojsb when I stop to think shout it X try to 
keep busy moat of the time. Haven* t yet decided Just whit I 
shall do about keeping the house boro 
"■lease write mo © little noro regarding hr® Beano*® illness. 
Very sincerely. 
