Weyauwega Dec 26^th 1862.

 

My own loved Frank,

                                    It is quite late in the evening, after ten o’clock & the rest of the family have all retired to rest for the night. I have just received a letter & some poetry from you dear Frank. pa came from town a short time since & brought it to me. the verses are beautiful & I thank you oh! so much. you do not know, I do so want to see you, sometimes I think I can hardly wait for you to come home but I suppose that I shall have to patiently.

 

            Then you are somewhat disgusted are you? with this the way this war is carried on. well I do not blame / you. I think it is more of a speculation than anything else. if they were all as true-hearted as my dear Frank, methinks they would be all right. I sometimes regret that you enlisted at all. When I get to thinking of your hard fare one hard cracker a day for a soldier (how wicked; If I could only give the poor fellows a good meal every day how much pleasure it would afford me, but it is not possible

 

            Frank who do you suppose is sitting beside me (reading) while I’m writing? it is Nellie Glendening. she came up to our house yesterday afternoon & will remain untill to-morrow & then I am going down to church with her. she is well & was very much disapointed because she did not / get a letter from her husband to-night. she sh sends her love to Mr Glendening. also wishes to be kindly remembered to you.

 

            Our family are well exceping ma. she was taken suddenly ill to-day with a severe pain through her lungs. I should think she it seemed almost impossible for her to get her breath for some time. we did not know but she would die very soon. pa ran all the way down town & after a physician but before he got here she was better. I never saw my mother in so much agony as she was for a few minuits to-day. she is much better to-night still she says there seems such a pressure on her lungs.

 

            I wrote you last week & sent you a paper, did you receive / it? you are a good boy to write letters. I hear from you oftener than I expected to when you left us. We have had another great battle at Fredericsburge. we lost a great many men 13,000 the report is. how dredful. pa brought the paper home with him but I have not had time to read any in it. I thought I must answer your letter to-night so to put it in office to-morrow. but it is getting so late I must bid you good night with a swet sweet kiss. May God bless you & keep you.

 

                                                                                    from your own

                                                                                                            Fannie

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