Waterloo
Iowa
Nov 10 - 91
My dear Albert & Agnes
You can hardly imagine with what joy your Telegram was resieved last evening. At last our hopes are realised, and we have a grand son (you surely would not Joke with us) May the Father in Heaven Bless the little man. And help him to grow up to be as good as his Papa, And I know if your influence will help, he will.
Dear Children (Ham??) I wish I could be with you, just for a five minutes so I could know more of the perticulars, Telegrams say so little. I sincerely hope Agnes Dear you got along all right; At even the very best it is a very hard and exerting (?) experience I can imagine Bert suffered with you, as he is very sympathetic. What time did your baby arrive and is he healthy and striving and does he look like Papa or Mamma, you see I am anxious to know all about it. And the most important of all, is Agnes doing well, I sincerely hope.
Her recovery will be speedy and perminent, I suppose (?) Mamma Nichols is with you, and I know doing all a Mother can do for her daughter; Tell her to give the darling baby lots of kisses for his Grandma in Waterloo And Bert you and Agnes may give this to one another for me. I dreamed all night about the baby and Agnes. The Babe was Healthy and Strong, And Agnes was up and quite Motherly, I know Albert is just as proud as every young Father can be, And he certainly has a reason to be in this perticular Case, Being Father to the first boy. ??? I know you will hardly be able to find a name nice enough, so if you cannot find one to suit, name him John Henry, I think that is what Agnes called him while here, you oughta see Pa Weis, He is almost as tickled as Bert; I would like to see him and Grand Pa Nichols together, I know it would be interesting conversation. But I assure you the 2 Grandmas could keep step with them.
Aunt Lou (?) will be married on the 21 of this month. They will not attempt to write all as they have room for only a limited number. They will have a minister marry them at Aunt Lou's home and leave for his home right after the wedding supper I do not expect to go. May's Mother is visiting her, also a friend from Alder (?), Ohio (?) is still out on the road. Arlene is leaving ???? every day and is so sweet. It is cold and blusting out-of-doors. The snow that fell a week ago, is all gone, But the indications are for more, Hoping Agnes and Baby are doing nicely, I will close with lots of love and great wishes for you all.
Very lovingly Grandmother Weis