Burlington April 24^th

 

My Dear George

                        I received yours of April 10^th day before yesterday. It went to Dubuque—and they forwarded it here. I hope dear that you have your papers before this. I shall begin to look for you at home next week or week after. I am so pleased at the idea of having you come home to remain that I scarcely know what to do. I would not have come here if I had not thought you would be home soon to go back with me. I dread going home any how I was so badly frightened / I shall be worried about you if you come up over the lower rapids, it scares me to hear of rapids. they are all talking so that I scarcely know what I am writing. the sun has not shone for two days at a time this month it is raining today almost as fast as it can. I am sorry for I wanted to go to church and see the Burlington folks. the weather has been unpleasant ever since we came here, I dont know what my relatives think of me, they are some what sober, while I am so wild and mischievous you know how that is. I am going to be better dear when you come home. I am so impatient I can hardly wait until you come. we have not had a chance to go out into the country to see / my aunt and cousin that live seven miles out in the country. I do not like Burlington very much It is awful hard walking around here there is nothing but hills from one place to another and then it is all clay. I can not imagine what made Gilbert take such a fancy to this place. I am so homesick now that I dont know what to do with my self. I would surely die with the blues if it were not for the thought that you will be home soon very soon I hope. you will come darling I know that you just as soon as you can. All send love praying that my dear husband will soon be with me I am ever your loving

wife     Annie 

 

My dear if you get this before you start write and tell me whether you are coming up this river or if you will come to Cairo I shall be fretting about you until you get home there are so many accidents on the rapids. I would much rather have you come on the cars dear, but do as you think best, so as to get home the quickest way possible. I guess that you will not have any trouble to find Ben we did not. he lives out on south hill, and is clerking now for Weber a wholesale boot and shoe man. hurry home dear

                                    ever your Annie

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