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| − | that they were twins | + | that they were twins, they were baptized together |
| + | and Charley was one among the first words that | ||
| + | dear Lilie learned to say. I remember well | ||
| + | how much she talked about him on the road | ||
| + | to Carolina and how much delighted she | ||
| + | was, how she jumped and laughed when she | ||
| + | was first down in the back room at your | ||
| + | house, and she repeated over and over, "da Charley" | ||
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April 27, 1863
My Very Dear Brother, I would love so much to be with you and dear Sister Annie this morning to sit and mingle my tears with yours, to get very near to you and talk our dear bright little Angels. I feel that I can enter more fully than almost any one else into your feelings and grief. Annie and I worked together for them even before their births, and there was so little difference in their ages I almost felt that they were twins, they were baptized together and Charley was one among the first words that dear Lilie learned to say. I remember well how much she talked about him on the road to Carolina and how much delighted she was, how she jumped and laughed when she was first down in the back room at your house, and she repeated over and over, "da Charley" he was then a little shy of her at first, but soon
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