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would to lie still; if I could only have waited until the bad weather came I wouln't have minded it so much, but the days without few exceptions, have been lovely & we have such nice walks all around the house through the fields & meadows. I hated to be [illegible] (Walker has no doubt told you how I am situated. The people on board with seem perfectly indifferent as to whether we are comfortable or not but with some exertion we manage to mak eourselves so, nevertheess. There is a lady here, the wife of Cal Smith of Georgia, and old class mate & friend of Mr Anderson, whom I have made a freind of. She is a very cultivated, agreeable lady & I have become fond of her even in the short time we have been together. She waited upon me & missed me while I had
confined to my bed & helps take care of the baby all the time. Oh, cousin Millie, this baby! He grows lovelier & sweeter every hour & is so good. I believe he weighs twice as much as he did when we left Raleigh & is now twice as pretty. Three of the officers of our regiment called on him today & I wish you could have seen how well he bahaved. My Husband cames to me every evening about dark & stays until after breakfast- if I could only hear from my dear Mother, I would be as happy as a Queen. Mr Anderson misses the baby & rocks the cradle like he had been used to it all his life. The only trouble is when he walks him- both father & baby's heads are sometimes in danger the ceiling is so low. My old friend
Mr Preston almost made a hole in it one night he was here. He staid with us one night on his way to Centreville & one night coming back. I was so glad for him not only for his own sake but to have news from Kentucky. His dear cousin Mag for me & the baby & thank her for the beautiful cloak she gave him. It suits his fair skin & red hair exaclty. You didn't know you were sending that delicious cake [illegible]? as well as to Mr Anderson & cousin Mag & Moick you for it. Mrs Smith & I enjoyed it for dessert every day for a long time. Give my best love to cousin George & cousin Mag. I think of you all & talk of you a great deal. I don't believe anyone in the world has such kind affec -tionate cousins as I have. Give my love to Mathew & tell him to write to me & if cousin Mag
Almance, Nov 16th, 1865
My Dear Sir,
Our troubles have great variety & seem to have no end. I arrived at home last evening, only to receive a most painful shock to my feelings, which is aggravated by the necessary discharge of the only of a faithful friend to my beloved daughter & yourself & Household in making this communication, which can not produce in you emotions less [?] than my own. We have reasons to believe that our poor boy Duncan has gone off again! My purpose in this is to tell you all that is known home about the mother. I informed you that he came our house last friday __& spent Saturday & Sunday seeeming to be rather more sedate, quiet, obliging & ffenctionate than usual. After a late Sunday dinner he bid us goodby for the purpose of going back to school as he said & we all thought [?]
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