N. Stonington May 8^th 1865.

My own Dear Court—

Your letter of the 2^nd I received yesterday, and I was so glad to get it. Although it was “short and sweet” yet it was a first rate letter and made me happy, for you say that you expect to come home soon. I am so glad. Oh! if I was only sure of it. by the first of June! is it possible shall I be perfectly happy so soon? it will be the first time I have been perfectly happy in nearly three years, for although you have been home on a furlough yet it was almost spoiled by the thought that you would have to go back again./

but now when you come, you are coming for good. but I hardly dare anticipate, for fear I shall be disappointed. but I am hoping to see you very soon. Mother is still at Norwich. I have not heard from her since she went away. I am at Mother’s to-day I staid down there until I got tired. I don’t like to stay when “Thena” is not there. I wonder if you will come to Norwich with the regiment first. Oh dear! I am so afraid they won’t let you come. I heard to-day that Deacon Brown said you would not be home until fall, but he don’t know. I saw in the paper the other day that officers could resign from now until the middle of this month and their resignation would be accepted. perhaps you/could resign if you can’t come any other way. I want you to hurry home for I want you to be here in time to pick out my summer bonnet, but that is not all I want you to come for. I do want to see you more than ever before, only think, it is almost two years since I have seen my Darling. Why I have almost forgotten how you look. Dear Court How I’ll love you all the rest of my life to pay you for going off and leaving me so long. but you’ll never do it again will you? if you had staid home from the war I should never have known how brave you was. I guess I should have always thought you was a coward, but now I know how to prize you. I know just what a dear good/man you are, and I shall prize you the more for having been deprived of you so long.—

I do hope Mother Stanton will be home before long. I love to talk with her about your coming home, no one else appreciates my joy as she does. And, I don’t know what a mother’s feelings are but it seems to me that no one could be so happy to see you as I should. Dear dear Court! How I love you to-day. How I love you all the time. Oh! if you was only here, but you will be soon. I will try and be patient hoping for the best. Frank is up to-day. He wishes to be remembered to you, says he hopes you will come home before he goes off. He is going to start in one week from to-day. He is a good brother I shall be sorry to have him go. Ed wants you to write him says he wrote last. Good-bye—

                                                Come home soon—Mamie