Providence R I May 29 1864

 

Dear Father

                                                                        I surpose you are expecting a letter from home and also one from me. I received your letter last week from Mr Gay in which you stated that you wished me to send you once a week a spiritual paper & I have done so this makeing the third one that I have sent. I hope you have received them all I intended to write to you before this but have not had the time I have taken this afternoon especially for it or at least one hour of it so that I can mail it to night with the paper. I must tell you or perhaps you already know that I am learning my trade which is millinery I like it very much it is rather easy that is beside of some things. I go at eight in the morning and come home at six makeing 10 hours in all Maggie and Lizzie are both of them working Lizzie gets $4 a week steady work and Maggie $6 one $ a day pretty good if it would only last. You spoke in your letter about a sewing machine we have already got one of Wilcox's and Gibbs we all like it very much it has a hemmer a sticher and puller. Farther I must say that we have cheated you this once in regard to you picture you know when you went to New York long before you went into the army you had one taken then for Aunty wh we have had taken from it a photograph. it is splendid that is enough for me to say. I can hardly look at it without crying it is so natural Oh Farther what would I give if you were only home once more you and Erny for then my happyness would be complete but I fear it can not be for a long time but I will trust in God who doeth all things well. Adele is here and she is looking over me while I write she tells me to say to you that she wants you to write to her and to Auntie also. she says she will write to you to morrow or day after. all of the family are well Frank is much better then he has been for a long time besides I think he will talk pretty soon as he takes more notice of things then he used to when you was home Oh Farther what happyness would be ours if Frank was only all well and you and Ernest home so that we could all work together. if it was only so I would be willing lie down and die if the rest of you were only all happy, but I hope when God calls me I shall be better prepaired then now to meet my Angell brothers and welcome home my parents and also my brothers and sisters if it should be my happyness to be called first which I hope and pray it will. forgive me / Far Father that mor my letter is not more cheerful but it is just as I feel most of the time now, so do not blame me if my letter is a little bit melancholy. I promise the next shall be more cheerful you will say when you see this that I have not improved much in my penmanship or spelling excuse me as I write in g great a hurry. it is now four o clock and I must post this by five tell Ernest to write to me a nice long letter and you write me one too as soon as you get this I must close or I will be late from your affectionate Daughter who is try hard to become better in every way and who with Gods help knows she will succeed; Good by Father

                                                                                                           

from your loveing

Daughter            Louise

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