SD1427. Eliza Berry Peyton to Henrietta Cook
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 16, 296 (in part).
[Barton Court]
April 10th 1850
My dearest Henrietta,
I should not like Mama’s letter to go without even this lo[o]se note from me to give you some of the many many afft thoughts I had felt for you lately. You know how I wish you every joy & congratulate you & “surtees” most heartily that all is over & you are one at last. I can feel for you (or rather could) & do indeed rejoice with you that the long waited for event has taken place. Dear Henrietta may God’s blessing be with you now & watch over you I trust in many years of peace & happiness! It has been His good pleasure to try you & make you feel His power in not permitting earlier than now what you most desired & such a trial doubtless was for some wise end & will I am sure make you value the present blessings more than if they had come at once & without any thought as some marriages do almost seem to be arranged– The future will I think be filled with many joys for you. I have prayed for you & shall still that you may be as happy as God shall see fit to make you & kindest wishes I am sure you have from many & all here so if friends can do any thing with good wishes you have plenty! How I wish we could [have] heard happier news from Headquarters. I long for a letter from poor dear Arabel to hear more for she said as little as she could on that point as she hopes to see us so soon. She is the only regret I felt on her loneliness but I am sure she will for yr sake make the best of it!
Mrs Surtees Cook!!!!!!!
Fanny is out & does not know I’ve been writing. We all drank cups to Mrs Surtees Cook’s health on Sunday, did yr ears burn a great deal on that day for we talked of you so often! I wont take any more of yr time but to wish you again every kind wish & hoping you will earn the “Flitch of Bacon” which I think you will earn believe me with kindest wishes to Capt Cook my dear Henrietta
Yr vry afft
E Berry Peyton
Found |mondies| are always good!!
<We drank your health on Sunday with love for you and due honor for Capt Cook[.]> [1]
Address: Mrs Cook / 2 Oriel Terrace / Weston Super Mare / near Bristol.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
1. Written in unidentified hand on throat of envelope.
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