I have forgotten your husbands Christian name Bradley says it is George. -- C.
(handwritten upside down)

Honolulu April 3rd 1880

Dear Cousin Althea

Your pleasant letter of 15th
Febry came to hand by last mail.
Although I have not written to you, as
I ought to have done, perhaps. If has always been a pleasure to hear from you and of
you. You have secured my regard for you by your devotion and kindness to Aunt Mary
with whom you have been a great favorite even from your infancy; and I am glad to
learn from you that she is well and comfort--- able, and that the good friends with whom
she is living are kind to her. It gives me great satisfaction to know that you have a good husband and pleasant home and that
he and you would willingly take Aunt
into your family, should she for any reason wish to leave Saratoga. Mr. Van Dom and

the Styles have surprised me by their continued kindness to and patience
with Aunt, for she is not nearly related at
all; is too old to be useful in their
family, and has had but limited means
from which to remunerate them for
expense on her account. It was
once intimated to me from another
cousin that Aunt had a few hundred
saved up which they hoped she would
leave to them; and I certainly hope
that they may get their reward
according to their deserts.
You are not the only cousin to
whom I have very seldom written;
but I can assure you, as I could
them -- the Pattisons and others -- that it
is not mainly for lack of time to give
to such correspondence, and not from
lack of friendly interest.

In your short visit at Sandy Hill
you made a favorable impression
on Bernice, and she always wishes to
be kindly remembered to you. The Allens
live very near us, and are as well
as usual, and always as happy as
any body that I know. Bradley Bishop
had an attack of fever, but is now perfectly well; and is steadily employed in the bank, where he is faithful and improving. His
brother, Bert, is employed as "sugar boiler" on a sugar plantation on the island
of Kauai. He has worked hard and
is learning a business which will
bring him a good salary if he keeps his
health and des as well as he gives
promise of doing. Both he and Bradley
have labored perfectly well; and I
think their good mother and sister
would be quite satisfied with the, were
they here to see how they conduct themselves.

We have had a good deal of rain during
the winter and early spring, so, that hills
and plains are beautifully green, crops
look well, and the gardens are gay with flowers. You are aware, no doubt, that
these Islands are quite mountainous and
very much cut up by valleys and ravines
so that there is great variety of scenery,
some luxuriant in vegetation and some
as barren and rocky as you can possibly imagine. The crops mostly cultivated
are sugar cane, rice and kalo, the latter
a native vegetable very much used for food, prepared in various ways.
Is your home at Kingsbury Street? I receive the Sandy Hill Herald regularly, and often
see something in it about that place
Please present my respects to your husband and also to Mr. Catlin who I hope is still
well and active; and believe me dear cousin

Yours very truly,
Chas. R. Bishop.

Love to Aunt and yourself.