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- Frau Panthenius says that at the time of his son Theodor's engagement to Pauline Schniedewind (which was about 1858) he had a timber business in a suburb of Riga on the other side of the Düna. From the back of the house one looked over the garden to the large timber yard, which stretched down to the river bank. He had a very capable bookkeeper, named Eussler, who later bought the business from him. This gentleman greatly loved and respected the old pair, conducted himself like a son to them, which was a source of great comfort to Theodor and his wife, who lived so far away. Frau Panthenius often visited the old people with her father, and both the garden and the work in the timber yard had a great attraction for her. It was very interesting to see how cleverly the workmen dragged one log after another ashore from the big rafts that floated in the water.
When Frau Panthenius grew older she gladly sat with the old people who were so good and friendly. Aunt Anna made me very sorry, she was almost always ill, crippled with gout, suffered great pain in the eyes and in her hands, which she could hardly use. She never complained, but bore her severe sufferings patiently and wore a touching resigned expression. The letters of Theodor and Pauline and of Henry were the sunshine of their lives, and they were quite cheered up when they were able to report the progress made by their grandchildren and the little details of their life.
It was a heavy grief to Uncle Andrew that he could but seldom see his sons, and it was a great joy to him when Theodor came to Riga on a business journey. When Theodor came there with Fedor and Loue, they all stayed over the winter for the sake of Frau Schniedewind, who died that December. And then in the summer of 1871 Theodor brought Fedor over, and left him there for the whole summer. The old people greatly enjoyed having their grandson with them. Andrew Satow was a Russian subject.
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1796 - 1874 (77 years)
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