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| − | <p>I hope Miss Bettie has a lenient</p> | + | <p> I hope Miss Bettie has a lenient</p> |
<p>ear ready for the excuses I must offer for</p> | <p>ear ready for the excuses I must offer for</p> | ||
<p>so long a silence after the reception of her</p> | <p>so long a silence after the reception of her</p> | ||
<p>note of welcome, which was received by me</p> | <p>note of welcome, which was received by me</p> | ||
<p>fifteen days after date, on my arrival in</p> | <p>fifteen days after date, on my arrival in</p> | ||
| − | <p>Camp. – if instead | + | <p>Camp. – if instead however a frown begins</p> |
| − | <p>to gather | + | <p>to gather on your [brow?] and a determined</p> |
<p>spirit still insists on punishment I must</p> | <p>spirit still insists on punishment I must</p> | ||
<p>try the conciliatory – as skillfully as possible</p> | <p>try the conciliatory – as skillfully as possible</p> | ||
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<p>able to do any thing as I should. -</p> | <p>able to do any thing as I should. -</p> | ||
<p>First came the secret little note, welcoming</p> | <p>First came the secret little note, welcoming</p> | ||
| − | <p>me back to | + | <p>me back to Camp, and to good old Va. </p> |
<p>Ah! if you could only have seen and heard</p> | <p>Ah! if you could only have seen and heard</p> | ||
| − | <p>the result of that perusal, your | + | <p>the result of that perusal, your Ears would</p> |
| − | <p>have burned for many an hour after</p> | + | <p>have burned for many an hour after.</p> |
<p>How bright the countenance became as those</p> | <p>How bright the countenance became as those</p> | ||
| − | <p> | + | <p>Kind generous words came before the eyes,</p> |
<p>how the heart swelled with the deepest</p> | <p>how the heart swelled with the deepest</p> | ||
<p>and sincerest emotions of pleasure,</p> | <p>and sincerest emotions of pleasure,</p> | ||
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<p>would have vied with the originator of</p> | <p>would have vied with the originator of</p> | ||
<p>elegant supulating. – Yes! Miss Bettie how</p> | <p>elegant supulating. – Yes! Miss Bettie how</p> | ||
| − | <p> | + | <p>Emphatically occupied, a <span style="text-decoration: underline;">great</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">many</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">sweet</span></p> |
<p> </p> | <p> </p> | ||
<p>[Marginalia -Left side of page]</p> | <p>[Marginalia -Left side of page]</p> | ||
Revision as of 08:24, 3 September 2019
<html>Camp 7th SC Cavalry April 1,1865.
I hope Miss Bettie has a lenient
ear ready for the excuses I must offer for
so long a silence after the reception of her
note of welcome, which was received by me
fifteen days after date, on my arrival in
Camp. – if instead however a frown begins
to gather on your [brow?] and a determined
spirit still insists on punishment I must
try the conciliatory – as skillfully as possible
and beg my dear friend not to drop me
from her list because I have been unfortun-
-ate. – (Now what follows you must believe
implicitly) My duties have been so much
interfered with by thoughts of Ingleside and
wishes and desires that I have scarcely been
able to do any thing as I should. -
First came the secret little note, welcoming
me back to Camp, and to good old Va.
Ah! if you could only have seen and heard
the result of that perusal, your Ears would
have burned for many an hour after.
How bright the countenance became as those
Kind generous words came before the eyes,
how the heart swelled with the deepest
and sincerest emotions of pleasure,
and finally how many times your
name was coupled with terms which
would have vied with the originator of
elegant supulating. – Yes! Miss Bettie how
Emphatically occupied, a great many sweet
[Marginalia -Left side of page]
[follows pg 4]
and believe me although I speak so fistingly. I have too [sincere?] and
earnest an appreciation of the situation alluded to not to try & secure
it for myself [...ally?]. – with [renewed?] thanks for your sweet little note.
[continues on pg 2 marginalia]
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