Saturday Morning

Well Cinda it is Morning and I will finish my letter before the male goes I was up till one oclock and then went to Bed our duty is very light now—the weather is fine and very healthy—I have got the finest Contreland(sic) intirely he attends to evry thing My Boots and shoes are Blacked Clothes Brushed and evry thing he washes me all over and Rubs me I shall Be as Bad with him as Mr R was with smithy—I think if I come home I shall Bring him if I stay I shall need him hear I pay him Just what I am amind to his Brother thought he ought to have 4 Dollars a month that is Beter than 7 and have no servant at all as I did Before you cant imagin the help such a boy is to Build fires Cut wood do all th dirty work and they are always up at Break of day they are trained that way from Childhoo

 

[margin:          Maj Fisher has gone home and left old Jim with the Quartermaster and told him when I wanted him to let me have him he looks splendid]

 

Well now about going to LeRoy you must go soon for it will soon be cool weather I hope you have got my letters for they will explain my views in the matter fullly in refference to what I think But you no you/can go now as well as ever and make up your mind to go and take Comfort you can do so if you and Pet are well Be careful and not let him take Cold Be sure and take his Big Red Blanket—I wrote about the drean but if it isent done Before you get this you need not wate for it. But get Ready and go the sooner the Beter—I hope you had a nice time to the state fare Write me if it was a nice fare. But I must go to Guardmounting and then I will finish—Guard over

 

Charles had Beter not Buy a very fine suit but some suit all alike that will Be warm and look well you go with him I would go to Mans where I got my Pants—you say I may not get my Pay that isent in the Book I shall get my Pay sure so dont worry at all about that—I supose you will not go now till you Get your Grapes attendid to and such things and you will have to leave the key with some one So that the winter apples can be Picked and Put in the Celler Old Smith I had as live trust as any one Old Train would do well but he has a thieving set around him but use your own Judgement as to that/You must not think Because I write all the Particulars that I worry but you no I always think of these things and of cours I write them when I have time—I hope I shall Get some letters soon in answer to some I have wrote

 

Well a little about the Picknick you spoke about some Captains wife and I supose she would be there and I told him his wife was there he got a letter yesterday about it I told him you might ment some other Captains wife—Private—But he has a long face yesterday and to day Last night is the first night but one I think he has gone to Bed Before 1.2.3. or 4 oclock he was making money fast he was mighty large and was going to Pay a hundred dollars that he Borrowed to go after his drowndid wife and have anough left to buy a house & lot—But lo & Behold the fate—Wednesday and Wednesday night he made one hundred and 26 Dollars and 50 Cts and the officers owed him some six hundred dollars But he wasent satisfied the next night they were all at it again and he Got 6 cards and Made a good hand and droped the the other and they caught him at it and hell was out for noon/they all Jumped up and swore they wouldent Pay him a cent and abused him and he come home and went to Bed in the morning he told me all his troubles I told him he was to gredy he went and saw them and wanted to comprmise and they Pay 1/2 But they told him he had cheated all the time and he was no gentleman &c &c and I dont think they will ever pay him a cent and so you see that ends as such things ends that commence in dishonesty But if you hint a word I will never tell you any thing again for it would come Back in the next mail But he stands very low hear I feel very different from what I did when I came the tide has turned But I must close as it is most male time and if I tell you all this time I will have nothing to write the next so good By Write often some of you ought to write twise a week if I dont come home I shall express you a Box with a little sadle for Pet and my summer clothes they are as good as when I left and I shant ware them any more I have got the sadle and Box all marked all I am waiting is to no my destiny so good By my love to all tell Pet Pa is going a horseback Riding to day on old Jim

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