McFarland-Russell Letter, April 16, 1871

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[postmark] ORANGE APR 15 TEX

Miss Kate McFarland Bleakwood Newton, County Texas

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Orange, Orange County, Tex. Apr 16/87

Miss Kate McFarland Esteemed Friend

Your most kind and welcome letter of the thirteenth came to hand yesterday and I assure you it was highly appreciated and I am now seated to reply to it. Well to commence with I will tell you what a nice time I had at church today the Parson preached in in the country today so I had to ride out by my self but I went home with a young Lady and took dinner with her, and after bidding her good by I returned home so as to have ample time to write you a good long letter which I hope will be as highly appreciated as yours are. I hope you do not think that I am just writing to you to gain information for Mr. W.W. I thought you had a better opinion of me than that. I should feel very sorry if I thought you did really think so which I dont believe you do. as Mr. Ws friends all live near you I thought I would ask you to put in a few words sometimes so as I could write him a cheerful letter and as you are all the correspondent htat I have in that section I don't think you ought to think hard of it at all. You can tell that Miss Kyle that she should not judge good looks for me if she calls that Picture of mine hansome [handsome]. I want you to fulfill your promis [promise] now by sending me your Photo you must be sure and do so I have no Album but if you will send my your picture I will send off and get one for yours I have never bought one since you won mine from me

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and if you dont send me your Picture I won't write you any more long letters. Kate you said that I must excuse bad writing so you must do the same for I won't promise you that I will ever do any better for I could not if I were to try so we both will make that agreement, you must also excuse foolscap as my Initial Paper is not large enough for as long a letter as I will write this evening. I saw Miss Annie & Miss Zoe Wintyelle at church today I guess you are acquainted with them they use to live in Newton. I think Miss Annie is much the best looking, by the way.

Mr. H. S. was down last week and I got after him about what you told me and he denied the charge, though I never told him who told me so I should rather think it was Miss Cochron than Miss F if reports are true. So you think it is a long time before Peaches ripen do you. you might see me before that time for all you know. tell your Ma, she must excuse me for telling that story Will got off Monday morning before I got to see him and as you have made the Syrup your self I will not send her any. please let me know if it does her any good, tell me who that young man was that had Mands picture I have not said any thing to her about it yet. Kate you judge me harshly you said that expected I had half Dozen other Correspondents that I would rather read letters from than to read yours. I assure you that that, that is not so, I judge from what you say that your letters are one secret you keep from Mag you told me when I was there that you told her all of your secrets and she kept hers to herself that's right keep one secret from her

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and don't let her tease you too much. I want you to be sure and send me that photograph tell Mag I would like to have hers also. I want to show them to some of these Orangeites some of them seem to be bothered a great deal about my affairs. Please do not think that I want your picture just for a show for that is not so. Well, Kate, believe I have written all that I can think of at present or in other words quite enough of my nonsense don't you think so. Please excuse all errors as I am willing to be forgiven. Write soon and tell me all the news. Kindest regards to all good by I remain your most sincere friend,

Robert E. Russell

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