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Wise-Clark family papers, May-July 1865
1865-05-14-Page 02-Letter 02
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The two Bells, and your humble servant are writing. "Big Bell", as Jessie says, is writing unto her brother in the flesh, and "Little Bell" is writing unto you will know who when you get it. Grand.papa is rocking in his easy chair, Aunt Mag sitting by the stove at the south window, and grand mother is sitting close by, drawing comfort from her pipe; the three latter keeping up a recurring conversation about the corn crops, &c. Now, phansy Ernest sitting in the corner, like little Jack Horner, close by the cupboard, and then phansy every thing in its respective place, in the old kitchen and you will have an outline of what the home circle are doing, which you can fill up at your leisure, &c. Jessie has gone to bed, and I spect is again dreaming of seeing Aunt T. Well, I have come over to stay a whull (Upside-down, at head of page:-) ] I will promise that I wont run off with him ] Lone me one of your little lambs, cant you and [Ill get] in Bells [truck] and come after it (Vertically down, at lower right:-) best looking niece Libbie Jasackson Hoge
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The two Bells, and your humble servant are writing. "Big Bell", as Jessie says, is writing unto her brother in the flesh, and "Little Bell" is writing unto you will know who when you get it. Grand.papa is rocking in his easy chair, Aunt Mag sitting by the stove at the south window, and grand mother is sitting close by, drawing comfort from her pipe; the three latter keeping up a recurring conversation about the corn crops, &c. Now, phansy Ernest sitting in the corner, like little Jack Horner, close by the cupboard, and then phansy every thing in its respective place, in the old kitchen and you will have an outline of what the home circle are doing, which you can fill up at your leisure, &c. Jessie has gone to bed, and I spect is again dreaming of seeing Aunt T. Well, I have come over to stay a whull (Upside-down, at head of page:-) ] I will promise that I wont run off with him ] Lone me one of your little lambs, cant you and [Ill get] in Bells [truck] and come after it (Vertically down, at lower right:-) best looking niece Libbie Jasackson Hoge
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