No 19)

St Charles La. May 9^th 63

 

My Dear Mary

                        I received your letter of Ap 15^th on the 6 the same day I mailed one to you and from the same train I think I No that 19 if I did I made a mistake acording to my book. I have had about a 7 mild walk to post the guard this morning before I got up I told John I didnot think I should be able to walk as my feet felt as if they wer froze and other parts of me was so stif I was shure there was frost in it and I should not be able to do duty but when I got out in the sun I thawed out and am very limber we have had 3 nights now that has ben cold and I cannot keep warm it makes me think of fall of the year at home when man and wife begin to sleep cloce to gether I tell you what it is Mary I have wanted you to wind around me and keep me warm and not let it freeze so stif last night John was on guard and I had to sleep alone from 10 to 2 and I was so cold when he came in I got in his lap as close as I could and mad out to get to sleep if I ever get where you are you may be shure you will have a neighbourly beadfelow / perhaps I minght keep it warm if I would do as our coock does C Crofut there is a plantation joining Lanfears that the government is working I hear there is 4 or 5 hundred dark meany of them yelow about half white I suppose some of our boys go up there every night the coock went up there last night and came in camp about 5 this morning I suppose he was warm I expect they have fine times up there I have not ben up yet but I expect I shal soon but when I get a woman for a beadfelow down here I will write and let you know so that you can get a man for I think what is sauce for the gus is sauce for the gander I have give 20 cts of the 50 you sent me to the old woman to get her a new dress or put in the contrybution I shal send you some New Orleans curancy. perhaps you had better take a trip over to Southbury to se what Uncle Albert has to say to you and get all the good advice he has to give I should think there was room for some at home I havenot the least doubts but that you and Deal did carry on all but the house work I think if Deal can ware my clothes she will answer for a man for you a while longer or is it rather short. you was to bad to make Mother think I had come when I had not you had better put my cloths up /

 

If you are makeing baby cloths and can get it down Father I have nothing to say but I hope if you have good seed to plow you will keep it and I will plant it for you. my old man dont understand what is ment by the letter wher you speak of his geting caut you must explane yourself. I hope you will have good times cleaning house and not get cold I wish I was there to help you then we would keep the tools sharp and brite. I am glad to hear that Hattie has learned to say her prayers and not suck her finger tell her that Papa does not want her to any more you nead not send me any more paper I think I shal have enough write often Sam Ambler has ben up and made a visite to Com B and says Oscar has ben quite sick but is better now and thinks he will soon be well the train has gone up and I must close and I gues you will be glad unless I can write better but I am in a hurry accept this in love and I will make it all rite when I get home. kiss Hattie for me and I send one to you From your ever Devoted Ed to my beloved Mary

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