SD649. Samuel Moulton-Barrett (brother) & Mary Trepsack to Henrietta Moulton-Barrett
Published in The Brownings’ Correspondence, 2, 356 (in part).
33 York St
Saturday March 9th 1828
My ever dearest Henrietta
I have just taken pen in hand to write you a few lines, to wish you and every one at Hope End joy at having dearest Bumy’s and James’s company[.] I am quite sure that they will keep dearest Mama quite alive, indeed by what you say I think they have made her better. Give my best love to them[.] The Bell man is gone by and so I cannot let you have this letter alias scrawl until Tuesday; There is no news at Charterhouse this week for we have been particularly quiet, only one boy has been flogged for going out of bounds, the boy that broke his arm by falling down, the Surgeon has found out that another bone in his right Shoulder is broke! Poor Beast, this is the second time that he has broke his right arm, he is a regular Country Lout, and he is rather more than six foot. What do you think I saw to day Ah! why nothing more or less than a hare [1] alive in London in Regents Park, there were at least a Hundred looking at it, Cockneys of course; and I went a little farther and found another crowd—what were they looking at, what do you thing, [sic for think], why, a flock of sheep in the park and a man after them with a Dog, how I did pity the poor Cockneites to see them staring their eyes out at a few sheep when if they came to Smithfield there would be something to look at; and then I had to battle brats of children such as all Hope End is filled with, when I am out. Tell Papa Mrs Dunn has heard from Betsey Samuels and she is much the same, and took a walk on Friday being a fine day; I am sorry to say I do not think Granny in the same w<ay>—she is really unwell she went to bed last night at seven o’clock and Treppy says she has all this week been the same, but I hope she will soon come round again; Treppy is very well, all but a little cold she has got; I have <g>ot a li<tt>le sore throat but it is a mere trifle. Many, Many happy returns of yours, and Ba’s birthdays, I intended to have written to you both but I really quite forgot it till Treppy told me of them; but tell Ba not to think I have forgotten her for I assure her I have not[.] Give my best love to her and love to all of your hopeful family and visitors, and make dearest Mama quite well. Mind you write next Saturday to me, as I have not had the privilege to read this <last>.
Your ever affectionate Sam
Doctor Russells Carbuncle pretty well considering.
Is it true that James Trant is going to be married to Miss Godolphin–
Burn this the minute you have read it mind.
[Continued cross-written by Mary Trepsack—mostly illegible]
Address, on integral page: Miss H Barrett / Hope End / Ledbury / Herefordshire.
Publication: None traced.
Manuscript: Armstrong Browning Library, Altham Archive.
1. Underscored three times.
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