Darlington Mongomery County Ind

Febuary the 2

 

            Dear Sister it is pleasure I take my pen in hand to drop you a few lines to let you know that I am well and harty and hop you are the same

 

well Jule I have bin to school to day and had a fine day of it though I am pretty tired to night well Jule I have had lots of fun this winter akiting around to singing I have enjoyed my self fine this winter so far I often wish for you when I get in a good old way of laughing oh how I wished you had of bin here when Mothers bau was here I know that you would of split youre self a laughing I never laugh so mutch in my lif wee had singing here that night and ever time wee would go to sing I would laugh rite out and the old shitass hadent sense anough to know / that wee was making fun of him dar com to meet liz and I when wee come from school and told us to huraw and come and wee would tend to him and Behold when wee went to look for the old saw it was gone so I dont know what wee will do I gess you had beter make me to fetch home with you while you are at the shop I think that is enough for that subgect

 

well Jule you sed in youre letter you would like to know who Carilers buternut bau was it was John Booker they have fell out I gess he has quit going there any how he went to see a nother lady and she dident like it very well and she stop him from going to see her well I will have to come to a close for this time for mother wants to write some so nomore for this time write soon                      From Mary C Smith

                                                To Julia MCmullin /

 

                                                                                                Daughter                        it

                                                                                    Not for goten                          is with

plasure that I drop you afew lines we are well this morning dara is beter at this time than she has bin this winter she has got so she can wash the dishes and swepe the floor whitch she has not done mutch of for twoo months Jake and the girl goes to school well you sed you would not come untill spring we was disapointed you sed for us to rig old liz up I have sold her but Sarley will do as well

well you sed you wanted to know where All booker went when he left home he went to Troutmans and worked awhile and then went home but has now volenteered and bin gone to lafaett over a weke he gets five hundred / dolars bounty well Julia John Tison was wounded at mision ridge and died in afew dayes after brother Tison is wading thru deepe affliction at this time Racheal is apearantley at the point of death Mariah has had a very severe spell irissypoles and is just geting beter we have been seting up there for three weeks and I must go to night

 

            well this is another day and we are sill well I went to brother Tisons last night and Rachel is no beter sister Miller was ther and she said she would like for you to answer her leter well Julia the girl has advanced some ideas they aught not to have don I will guive you the particulars next time they think they will cary out foxey like they might be mistaken I will tell you more a bout it next time

rite as soon as this comes

to hand from a mother                                                C Smith

to a loved daughter                                         to Julia Mcmullen

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