Exeter N.H. Oct. 12.64.

 

My own darling Nat.

            This is a gloomy rainy morning but I have plenty to do and Mary & I have quite pleasant times sewing and chatting.

 

Yesterday I received your dear good letter of the 9^th. oh! Nat I am always delighted to hear from you and I was pleased to hear you say you should send for me as soon as you got permanently settled. What fun times we can will have keeping house. I suppose we shall have to get some things if we keep house—such as bedding table linen &c. shall we not? You will write me all how we shall be situated when / you know wont you dear? wont it be fine. let's see I shall have to give one grand dinner party, then retire in to obscurity and live on a crust of bread, ha! ha! ha! however I reckon it wont be necessary for me to bring more than one of my velvet dinner dresses. What do you think? I wrote Geo. yesterday about the Brandy—remember it is all only to be used as a medicine. Dont forget to use your tooth brush freely and often, also your tooth powder.

 

The Dr. says if you will come here he will give you a frog pie. This morning we had very nice partridges, yesterday we had duck for dinner We all wished you were here to enjoy it. 

 

I am thankful you are so well, hope good health will follow you always. I am getting better, stronger daily I think but still it will be a long time before I shall be where I was a year ago. I think however a warm climate will be an excellent thing for me this winter. I shall be able to start any time when you may be able to send for me.

 

Lid & Mr G. were to start for home today, but I suppose the rain will prevent. Lid got along much easier than I did for I could not walk about the room for over a fortnight & here she has been out & is going home. oh! me "such is always the fate of love that would be advised" at least it has been in my case—has it not? 

 

Dear Nat I shall be perfectly happy if I can get to you once more. I am always thinking, loving, & praying for your safety and prosperity. I hope you will fall into good society Dear Nat dont take much of liquor will you you wont will you my darling—

 

Mary says Father & Mother always took more interest in you than in all the rest of the children & were always proud of you. I hope you will be a good & great man & cause every one to bless your name.

In love & haste I am your

 

with several                own loving Wife

kisses—                                   Jen N Low

                                                            Exeter

                                                                        N.H.

 

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I dont think a letter once in a week or two would answer for me—or a man that would not write oftener.

                                    yours Jen.

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