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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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seemed to enjoy her very much. But Oh! my dear Brother could we have witnessed their meeting in Glory, so free, so bright, so holy, so joyous, so long to remain together, so near their savior, yes even in his arms, so spotless and free from sin danger and trouble. Surely we could grieve no longer but with joy would exclaim "It is well" with our children "it is well" with us. I alays felt that I wanted you to live near us to have them raised and educated toget er. How much better trained and educated they will be, than if it had been left to us! Their intelligence of the [severe?] afflictions in Mr. Daniels family was very [startling?] to me, and with great anxiety I waited for another letter vainly hoping that your little ones would escape, but God in his wisdom and love had ordered otherwise, and we would patiently and calmly submit, "What Thou doest, I know not now." It is severe yes! very hard to bear, but much severest chastisements

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are being sent on many Fathers and Mothers in our land. Can this be compared with having [unconverted?] Husbands Brothers or Sons shot down in the army? I found much relief when in deep sorrow by contrasting my affliction with those of God's chosen people of old and of good men in one day, just think of Uncle [Danee],