McFarland-Russell Letter, August 20, 1871 - Page 3

Orange. Texas. August 20 1871

Miss. Kate. McFarland

Esteemed Friend

Your most
kind and welcome letter of the 13 came to hand last mail and I
now seat myself to reply. and I am at a loss to know what to write
about. I will try to make my letter as interesting as I can. it has been
so long since I have written a letter I have amost forgotten how to write
. I did not know what to think of your not writing sooner. but as you
have been sick I will look over it. but you must do better in future
Kate I tell you. you must do away with that old contract. I thought by
your not writing you were offended with me. I have found out
better now so I will drop that subject. you took good care but to tell me
about the joke Clark got 'on you when he was up there. about you
calling him Mr. Russell and asking him if he was just from Orange
he says you must have been thinking of me was it so. I didnot[sic] think
that you ever thought of me only when you received a letter from me.
Though I would infer from that. That you did. I have not
delivered your message to Mr. & Mrs. Moore yet. he has not returned
from Galveston yet I will call and see them when he returns.
I am glad to hear that [Gus?] and Issabell are coming in to see you. you had
better try and persuade them to move back to Newton. you said Clark
told you that Miss Dora was to be married soon she is not
married yet: and I will never believe her and [Tom?] McClannahan
will marry until I see them married I don't think he will have
her. you said I would have a chance enjoy myself but I
dont think there will be much enjoyment there for me as the Girls
I love to dance with will not be there they never visit Mrs. Hannahs.
old Gov. Woods got married the other day he is about sixty and the
woman he married is about twenty-five. his Daughters Mrs. Jack-
-son & Miss Emma did not like it at all. are any of the Folks up
your way going to the Fair in [Jasper?]. I think will have to go to it
how would you like to go if you wish to go I will come by for you
if you will go with me. Kate Capt Lancaster did not get the

Orange. Texas. August 20 1871

Miss. Kate. McFarland

Esteemed Friend

Your most
kind and welcome letter of the 13 came to hand last mail and I
now seat myself to reply. and I am at a loss to know what to write
about. I will try to make my letter as interesting as I can. it has been
so long since I have written a letter I have amost forgotten how to write
. I did not know what to think of your not writing sooner. but as you
have been sick I will look over it. but you must do better in future
Kate I tell you. you must do away with that old contract. I thought by
your not writing you were offended with me. I have found out
better now so I will drop that subject. you took good care but to tell me
about the joke Clark got 'on you when he was up there. about you
calling him Mr. Russell and asking him if he was just from Orange
he says you must have been thinking of me was it so. I didnot[sic] think
that you ever thought of me only when you received a letter from me.
Though I would infer from that. That you did. I have not
delivered your message to Mr. & Mrs. Moore yet. he has not returned
from Galveston yet I will call and see them when he returns.
I am glad to hear that [Gus?] and Issabell are coming in to see you. you had
better try and persuade them to move back to Newton. you said Clark
told you that Miss Dora was to be married soon she is not
married yet: and I will never believe her and [Tom?] McClannahan
will marry until I see them married I don't think he will have
her. you said I would have a chance enjoy myself but I
dont think there will be much enjoyment there for me as the Girls
I love to dance with will not be there they never visit Mrs. Hannahs.
old Gov. Woods got married the other day he is about sixty and the
woman he married is about twenty-five. his Daughters Mrs. Jack-
-son & Miss Emma did not like it at all. are any of the Folks up
your way going to the Fair in [Jasper?]. I think will have to go to it
how would you like to go if you wish to go I will come by for you
if you will go with me. Kate Capt Lancaster did not get the