1843 message from my mom to me...

I found an old book, which is missing its back cover, wrapped in plastic and then wrapped in paper. It had my name on it. The words written by my mom to me, from long long ago, in the 1980's.

Of course I had to open this book, entitled...

Godey's Ladies Book. magazine, 1843. The back is missing from it.

On the inside of the cover it read page 267. The lettering of this was written in handwriting much much older than my mom's. But to whom wrote it, the pencil markings are now unreadable.

So I opened this book and went to page 267.

On the side of said page, is a mark to look at these words...

This is what it read, and keep in mind my mom has been gone for almost 3 years now. I take this as a message from beyond the grave to me, passed down from generations of previous family! What a GIFT!!!