Weyauwega Feb 1^st 1863.

 

My ever dear Frank,

                                    I received two letters from you last tuesday & now it is sabbath day I have been trying to steal an optunity to answer them every day since they were received but has been impossible untill to-day. I thought I must not defer it any longer so I did not attend church.

 

            Proffesor Palmer has commenced a serious of singing schools in Weyauwega The course of lessons last only two weeks from the time it commenced. we have two sessions a day & each session holds two hours. he charges $1.00 a scholar he has the rudimental class in the / afternoon & the convention drill in the evening. now we have to be at the church from eleven untill twelve & then from half past two untill half past five in the after-noon then have to go again at 7 o-clock in the evening & stay untill half past nine & sometimes untill ten o-clock. since we have been attending sometimes it has been 12 o-clock before we would get home. I suppose I shall have to stand it bravely untill after the concert which will be next wednesday evening I suppose it will be something very grand he plays the piano & then we have some other insruments besides Ma has a very bad hand the cat bit it so that she has not had the use of it for several days, untill yesterday she did use it some. so now you see Frank that my time time has been fully taken up & then we have had a good deal of company besides.

 

            This is a very cold blustering day. The wind is whistling around the house at a great rate such days remind me of poor people / oh so many of them who are destitute of a sheltering place while we are here in our cosy homes with every-thing pleasant & comfortable around us. how apt we are to complain & yet how wrong it is. yes & there are the poor soldiers too how sorry I feel them. oh this horrible war. when will it end! sometimes I get so discouraged it seems so hard for you dear Frank to be way off there when I want to see you so much. I presume it is so with a great many others.

 

            I was very sorry indeed to hear that you were afflicted with a cold a great many are complaining with colds at present in Weyauwega.

 

Frank I will send you a paper but perhaps there is nothing in it that will interest you very much. we take no papers at present acc except the Northwestern Christian Advocate. I will send you some of those.

 

I saw Mrs Glendening yesterday in / fact I see her every day & have since our since our singing school commenced how I wish you & Mr Glendening were here to attend you would enjoy it well I am sure Nellie & I often speak of it every time after she sees me after the mail comes in she says “did you get a letter from Frank”? I go down & see her quite often. I hope when you come home from the war you will find one who loves you, just as good as the one Mr Glendening has found. I think you would be satisfied she is a lovely woman. I am not very good but I think a great deal of you & I cant help it & I’ve not the least desire to help it. please give my respects to Mr G— & tell him that Nellie was well last night & in fine spirits.

 

I think you must have had a fine time reading so many letters all at one time I think you cap must had the worst of it. I suppose if you had not have had your cap on your head at all you would not had have known the difference being so deeply interested so you owe thanks to your cap for saveing your head.

 

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P.S. You say you suppose I will hear from Mrs Richmond before long I hope so I shall be exceedingly happy to hear from her, also to answer her letters. you intend to make her a visit do you when you get through soldiering & want me to go too well I’ll go sure if nothing happens to prevent. I see my sheet is nearly filled so I must bid you good bye write as often as you can for you can imagine how anxious I am about you. but good bye again & remain remember me as ever

 

                                                                        Yours

                                                                                    Fannie

 

                                                All send love

                                                & me too

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