Boston Feb. 15^th 1861

 

Dear Brother

                        I now commence a letter to you in answer to yours of the 27^th last. I was happy to receive your letter as I always am to receive one from home and to learn that all are well

 

Your letter found me prospering quite well. Things continue pleasant at the store and at the boardinghouse and with the exception of an occasional lonely hour time passes quickly with me

 

            This has been a rainy day. I have been to the store but as it stormed have not sold many goods, nor have we at all this winter. I trust after the 4^th of March things will quiet down and all will look bright &c. I am through with my days work and am in my room thinking a part of the time about what I am writing and a part of the time about you at home. I am looking forward anxiously for the time when you will come on to deliver your trees. You of course will come on a while before you have to go to work so to make us all a visit I wouldn't advise you to commence to deliver any earlier than you can help as the longer you wait the easier money will be.

 

            Nearly all of the snow has left us, the horse cars are again running, the weather is like the last of March or first of April and old Winter has left us I guess.

 

            The news is not very import / ant. The Legislature is in session. Turn in occasionally to hear them spat it

 

In the amusement line we have Blondin, the Niagara ropewalker performing in Tremont Temple. He has a rope about forty feet above the floor and walks it with his feet in baskets, his hands tied together and I don't know what all carrys men across on his back and hangs hold of the rope with one hand and straightens that arm out perfectly straight. I have not been to see him nor shall not I guess.

 

            I have not quite turned Democrat as Sam Thomes tells you I did speak favorably of the Crittenden resolutions from what I had heard others say about them but since I have read them I do not think quite so much / of them. Should they pass we should have more than one Bill Walker in the field I think the Republicans are on the right ground but perhaps they have not been wise in all their mooves. I don't think Charles Sumner & Henry Wilson are the wisest men that ever was all that either of them has ever done is to rant about slavery, real Southern style. Perhaps you may think that Belleveretteites have converted me to their doctrine but I haven't much more love for them than formerly I don't say because the North has had some poor representatives that the South are right for they have not only talked but acted I don't want to give them an other inch of territory for slavery but I think it would be well for both sides to quit making out the other a set of the lowest of human beings and I want the Government to let the South know that they cannot break up this Union.

 

Mothers letter arrived                                    

 

Your brother                          

Charles

 

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