Brooklin Center Mar ^the23 1862

 

Dear George

                        here I am again Sunday Morn and snowing as usal it storms every sunday. it is auful mudy now but I think we shall soon have good wether for spring has again come. well I have got so much to say that I do not no how to commence it is A week to day since I wrote you. But I have had the plesures of reading two welcome letters from you since last sunday on thursday I got a line from Cannon that he had two letters for me I went and see Mr train got him to take me to town Mrs Smith went with us I paid him two shilling I got the money all rite and paid Poe sixty dollars and took A receite for that amount. he seemed to be pleased over it. I am so glad you sent it. I hope you will have the good luck to Pay up round/here you say you have not got your pay yet it will be good when it comes & it is shure some time when you send it tell me what to do with it. I suppose Fish will have to fifty dollars of the next I get. well now about visiteing I was up to Oleias fishes the other day the whole gang was there Mrs Richardson with the rest I said to her isent it strange that trunk does not come. she says O I dont know it will come some time I said may be it wont she said if it dont I shant cry. I said I would cry. she is so large she dident appear to like to have me speake to her about it and I was fool enough to come home and cry all the evening about it. wall the trunk has not come yet she dont bother her self about it she and Lile Leish is to gether all the time she is as happy as A clam the is not enything going but what they are there. I got Old train to take wagon and harness to John yesterday he said he would do the best he could with them I went from there to the City hotell enquired for the trunk and then I went to the express office But it has not come yet I do hope we shant loose it for it is a good deal for us to loose and I antisepated A goodeal on the curiousites that you sent me. But we must take it as it comes. if I thought you would get this I could write with more courage But you have gone so far I fear you wont get this and I am afraid you will get sick it is so hot there altho if we Beleive in fortunes we will not worry eny more. you will laugh when I tell you what I done I went to see that darky in town that tells fortunes what do you think he told me. he ask me if the was enny particular thing I wanted to no I told him I wanted to no how my husband would make it in Business and than I showed him your Picture he said you was A good ways from home and you thought/thought of me by night and day But you was liked by all that was around you and you would be promoted verry soon and you would nevr be killed or even wouned and you would be home on visit this spring than you would go back again and stay a long time than you would come home and go again. that you would not do eny more work that you would always be A milatary man and live to be an old man that you would be rich he said I had seen a great deal of trouble of different kinds if I hadent had A strong mind and the love for my husband I would ben insane But my troubles was nearly over now I was going to be rich take a great deal of comfort and live to an old age that I would take so much comfort with my husband hereafter my number of children is thee and I had two one was ded and the other living and the next one would be A boy a young soldier and I would live to see him a man now I shant worry enny more about your being kiled you never had your fourtune told in a letter before. no one noes it here but Mrs Smith Emmet sets so I will read

 

[front margin: my best wishes to the friends and your self do the best you can take care of your self But you will have hardships]

 

[inside margin:            Mr Smith says he will build the fence for four dollars A rod two coats of paint that is cheaper then gun said]

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