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yesterday. I staid with a sick teacher the night
before and did not go to Church, but shut my-
self up in my own unprofitable thoughts.
Do you have any religious exercises on Sunday?
I thought of thee a great deal. I wish I knew
what thee was about this very minute. I hope
eating dinner of good beans and bread. We always
have that Mondays. There is no news here
and no excitement only when the mail
comes and the war news is received. The
same story of one day answers for the whole.
Get lessons, eat, pray, recite, gymnastic, eat,
recite, pray walk, eat, get lessons, sleep.
They are all good to me as you please. The
mails I hear are very irrgular. I wrote before
but will repeat that Phil and Miss Fuller are
married. Deceit, thy name is Phil. Thus my
joys like summer days depart." my only
comment however is, joy go with them.
My dear bother, I pray thee may be brought
safely back to me, and thy home. May the
blessed angels be with thee, and keep thee.
Farewell I cannot and will not believe but
that I shall say so many times more,
with love to all

Ann.

[in right margin:]

Night. God bless thee, do write
to me, Good news from Missouri

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Glenwoood, 10..28..1860..

My Darling Brother:

Although I have not heard
from thee since I wrote, still I continue to
write. I see by the papers you have not yet
been in an engagement. How soon you
may be God only knows, may He take care
of you. I think each morning may find thee
wounded or cold in death upon the battle
field, and each night, the light of another
day may not dawn upon thee, and so
the light of my light would be extinguished.
It seems that defeats are for our portion.
It is very discouraging and sometimes I
feel real down-hearted about our cause,
but I think it must ultimately triumph
for One, who is mighty in battle is always
with the just and right cause. I hope to
hear from thee to-night, and how anxious
I am to hear good, cheering news, I cannot
express. Thy safety and welfare is very dear