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Rome December 91, 1862

Friday Evening

Darling Mother,

I have just received yours and my

dear Father's letters, and had been thinking so

much of our last Xmas together that I must

recall it to you. I can't remember whether [Nita?] Lee

and Penny Bedinger were there Christmas day

or came on the day after, but I think they came

after. But don't you remember you made a

plum pudding because it was darling Charley's

first Xmas at home for so long and we tried

so hard to be bright and cheerful because it was his

first, and [we?] invited George Bedinger to dinner and

Capt. Patterson from over at Mrs. [?], but Capt

Patterson went to Dr. Stewart Baldwins and George would

not get here because