Washington Bks D.C.

Dec 3^d 1883

 

My dear Net

                        I expect that your happiness is so complete in your new life and new home, that it scarcely needs any letter from your old companion and brother to render it more so. Still I will venture a few lines, and if it accomplishes no other purpose it will inform you that I have not forgotten the wedding present, and that I will ship it today per express to Lexington. Florence told me that you had no forks, so I selected / a doz. of solid silver, as my contribution to your outfit.

 

            Well how do you like it, as far as you have gotten? But I know it is superfluous to ask this question so early. Your imagination never pictured such bliss &c &c &c. would undoubtedly be your candid and feeling reply. I hope that for very many years to come you can reply to the same question, to the same purport and with equal candor. I firmly believe that you will make very earnest efforts to do your whole duty, restrain your impetuosity and preserve your equanimity, that you are fully resolved upon practicing the virtue of self denial, of judging liberally of the acts of others, of making due allowance for faults, and I also hope that you thoroughly understand how frequently great injustice is done by judging the motives of others entirely from ones own standpoint. I shall not however give you a lecture on wifely duties, for I dont think you need it, and I am not qualified by experience—the best of all teachers—to do it. Yet a few rules of conduct, such as I have indicated, conscientiously practiced, would, in a number of cases, that have come under my own observation, have promoted harmony and happiness

 

            Give my kind regards to Mr. Rogers and also to his mother and sister. I believe I have little or no news to give you. Col Langston has been promoted a grade and I expect will leave us soon to command Fort / M^cHenry. Major Throckmorton,—promoted in his stread—will probably join us soon—My fiancé is as sweet as ever and of course I am having a delightful time—she leaves for N.Y. in about a week, where she will remain until after the holidays—I will probably go on with her, to stay a few days—as I wish to make a number of purchases, arrangements &c for house keeping

 

            Whenever you can find time to write I will always be glad to hear from you

 

Affectionately your brother

Rezin

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