Chas

            Nov 59

 

New Haven Nov. 28^th 1859

 

Dear Frank

                        I received your welcome letter, as Mother has told you. I didn't know but amid your many business engagements, Gerding &c. you had forgotten your old friend Ilsen—Glad to find the contrary to be true. Sorry your Gerding affair was so unsuccessful. Hope you won't find anything to take you from home before New Year's.

 

Hip, Hip, the Baltic has arrived—I got a letter from Kate, as did father probably. Please ask him to send it to me. They are probably in/ San F. today. Mrs. Bacon also wrote me by the Baltic. It seems the Northern Light which sailed on the fifth took fire at sea. It's good it wasn't the Baltic. I got a letter this noon from Lottie Mackie—she says "I thought you were enough of a teaze, but your bro. Frank beats you"—and again—"He is the greatest teaze I ever saw" There—how does that set? You better be careful how you flirt with northern girls. Your remark in regard to the girls &c is in the main correct—as John used to say—"So I". Lucy took it into her noble head to write me the other day. There's another "nice little chunk". How is Uncle Ferdy now? Strange you could / not let Miss Bekky's barn stand till I got home. Now why don't you look out for a place North, and settle for life—Hang it—you have lived in the back-woods of Alabama long enough—Don't go to South America nor South Africa—stay among folks. Stay where I can see you occasionally. And above all—don't think of going anywhere before Jan. 1^st. My vacation is near at hand now—Only three Sundays more. And then—you and I will kill the fatted calf—if Toad is willing. Speaking of calves—Coit is coming around for me to make a call on his mother who is in town. Our enormous class—one by one they are afflicted with that / puralent & significant disease sore eyes, and suddenly their place is vacant. one thinks he has to study too hard, and concludes to quit, and now one little Johnny Boyle, a young irishman has mysteriously disappeared. No one, not even the divine Hadley can divine the cause of his departure or his present whereabouts. Well—there is the end of the sheet. I've been around mighty quick I tell you. Write me very soon and tell me you will be at home Christmas time. I got the Bulletin this morn, with an acc. of Father's sermon. I make an extract—"3. Exemption from managing disease" Yah! Yahh! What does that mean?

 

Affectionately Bro Cha^s

SOURCES