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1865-02-14-Page 03-Letter 02

Well Nelly I Cannot Write this evening they are all Laughing and Cutting up Jack arround me that there is no use trying 
Monday Morning. I Will try to finish my scribling & send it to the off this is a Cold but beautiful Morning & When We Look out upon the foliage and see how dreary & desolate is the face of nature it reminds us that We too must die nor do we know how soon but if we are Prepared it matters not & as nature Will in A short time appear again in all its Loveliness & beauty, We have the Promise that we shall all bloom in eternal youth nor should we ever say we are sick Nellie how are you all getting allong in religiory Matters as Well as temporal. how is your Mother you never say anething about her do you intend going farther West & What are you going to do there. We are all Well remember me to the rest & write soon 
from your aunt Sue Haslet 
[Written up left side of sheet:]
Uncle daniel is here and is Well

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Well Nelly I Cannot Write this evening they are all Laughing and Cutting up Jack arround me that there is no use trying Monday Morning. I Will try to finish my scribling & send it to the off this is a Cold but beautiful Morning & When We Look out upon the foliage and see how dreary & desolate is the face of nature it reminds us that We too must die nor do we know how soon but if we are Prepared it matters not & as nature Will in A short time appear again in all its Loveliness & beauty, We have the Promise that we shall all bloom in eternal youth nor should we ever say we are sick Nellie how are you all getting allong in religiory Matters as Well as temporal. how is your Mother you never say anething about her do you intend going farther West & What are you going to do there. We are all Well remember me to the rest & write soon from your aunt Sue Haslet [Written up left side of sheet:] Uncle daniel is here and is Well