Calamba
DEAR BROTHER,
The reason we have not written you is already told in Mariano’s letter. What I can tell you is that here there is much disturbance and there is said to be many bandits, as well as many persons inspecting patents.
Today it is very gay here at my father-in-law’s house, because of the last day of the novena in honor of Our Lady of Aransasu. You already know the custom here: There are plenty of food, visitors, and singing.
I request you to study painless childbirth and the method of increasing the mother’s supply of milk. This is what we need here.
Father and Mother are worried lest you may not see them anymore. Therefore, you think of coming home, so that we may see each other again and we may take a bath in Hagdang Bató, there in our new land, which I consider the best bathing place.
Regards and command your sister who is waiting for your return.
Your sister,
LUCÍA RIZAL
01-141 [Family]