came up from Matadi on the train this pem. JI met him
at Mr. Wooling for he will stop with him a few days.
Good night.

Wednesday Feb. 8 ~ 1899

This a.m. it began raining very early & did not stop
until about 11 o'clock aem. the Reed left shortly after-
wards & Mr. Woolings with his two English friends went
over to Kinshasa ~ Mr. Faris is going up river on her
but he stayed & took dinner with us & went to Kinshasa
this pom. About 3 o'clock another Kassai boat came in
and we had a letter & alls well - written Feb. 18t - 1
am exceedingly busy ~ three steamers going out in a few
days for the Kassai, Luebo & I will probably get 100
loads on each Mr. Vass is billed to go Saturday so we
are very busy. Our letter writing will be scarce this
time Sophie may write a word or two. Yes I may also as
I will steal a few moments from taking down numbers of
boxes &c. good night.

(tiny notes written on labels on back of page 146 --
Sophie unfortunate Sunday night Feb. 5-99. An abortion
Foetus not formed. Excrutiating pain, just the same as
in labor. Slept but little during the night - flowed
freely but no hemorrhadge Equivalent to a severe men-
struation

(Monday Feb. 6-99 some better but stayed in bed all day
flowed not too much but free enough - No fever Doing
very nicely -

(Tuesday Feb. 7-99 Sophie still in bed = good action of
bowels - flowing a little not much pain - getting on
nicely

(Wednesday Feb. 8-99 Sophie in bed - had a good nights
rest ~ no fever. flows a little + Pains in the breast
today - otherwise getting on nicely - good action of
the bowels - Had mails today -

(Thursday 2-9-99 Sophie still in bed. I give douches
every day, pains leaving, but still a little blood -

10 - Feeling quite well but flowing a little - seemingly
much better

11 - No flooding today much better

12 - Kept quiet all day - did nothing - Douches as us-
val - 10 gr. Quinine per day

13 - Felt so well she got up & made some bread, cakes
&&, but the exercise brought back the blood, so had to
go to bed

14 - Tuesday felt so well - got up - attempted to fix up
