Mount Vernon Bks. Ala.

Sept. 10^th 1885

 

My dear Net

                        Your letter was recd a few days since and I was very glad to hear from you. You speak of having written a long letter to me some time since, and having recd no answer thereto. It must have been a long time ago for the fact has entirely escaped my memory. I was under the impression that I had answered all of your letters. Now are you sure that the long letter was not written to some one else? I am going to start for Ky. in a few days, so you are not going to get much of a letter / from me now. It is an unnecessary waste of time, as, I will undoubtedly see you then and can tell you orally all that I know. Neither am I any more fond of writing than formerly, which you may remember was never a pet occupation of mine. Also I have written so many descriptions of this place that my pen rebels at the monotony and will not be "cussed" or coaxed again into such service. So now "little sister", of 145 lbs Avordupois, you need not pout.

 

I am right well pleased at the idea of getting away for a month or so, for it is a right quite a dull, lonesome, isolated, stupid sort of a place, and I will be right glad to see you all in Ky again, and talk over / and discuss the preasent, past and future. Show off our families, husbands, wives and other impediments, too numerous to mention. And wont we "hands-all-round" and have a big time when we get on the subject of babies.

 

Emily writes me that she has laid out a series of visits for us when I arrive, and I suppose of course you are to be included in the series. And as you expect to visit her you had better compare notes that you may not both start off together.

 

I expect to leave here Sunday evening and will arrive in Mt. Sterling Tuesday night "if nothing happens & the Lord is willin", as Aunt Kitty used to say. As I expect to see you so soon it is unnecessary to write more

 

Your affectionate brother

Rezin

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