McFarland-Russell Letter, November 4, 1880

The best composed but carelessly written.

Galveston, Texas Nov. 4th, 1890 Miss Edith Davis Orange, Texas Darling Edith:

I received your letter yesterday. I thought I would answer so soon because this evening I wish to go to Matterson's [squar ?] and to morrow I am going to spend the day on the Bay, a large crowd of us are going. I know I would enjoy it better if you were with us. You just aught to be here, the Bay is just beautiful and so pleasant. We were out on the Bay for several hours yesterday. I am going to leave next week for the Fair at Dallas. I know you would enjoy it very much to go because you use to stay there for weeks and have a great many friends there. We had a nice ride to the Park and then went from the Park to the Flower Garden and we got some lovely flowers You know how often we use to talk of Galveston being called the Olianda City it is a fact that it is an Olianda City. They have know fences the fence are hedges of Olianda. When I come back from Dallas I will send you some flower from

the garden. I won't expect to stay but a week in Dallas, go from Dallas to San Antonio and stay a week there. while I am there I intend to visit the conservatory and all the Institutes they say they are first grand. When I get to Dallas I will write and let you know my address I will write as soon as my arrival. I arrive. I will leave as soon as possibal. Excuse shortness of letter and bad writing. Write soon and tell me some thing of home, because I am homesick Write soon so I will get your letter before I leave Galveston Youe True Friend C. A. Russell