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but the choisest [choicest] fruit we have is in the house it is the Sweetest
little girl you ever saw just imagine the prettyest [prettiest] and best
baby that could be and then you see ours she is always laughing.
She begins to talk she says Pa Ma and by by [bye bye] I wish you could see her
kissing your picture she loves you already. Welly still talks about Pa
bringing the pony I think he will know you when you come home if
you do not put it off too long he needs a Fathers care very much
he is in some mischief all the time he loves his sister very much
but he teases her all the time. Welly grows tall and talks about
what he will do when he gets to be a man. to day [Today] is Sabath [Sabbath] a
delightful day quite warm but a pleasant breeze all of the folke [folk]
gone to church but me and the children. I am writing. Wely is out
playing with the calf. Sisee is asleep and as I sit by my window
and look out and see the cocks sitting on a log to sun it
makes me thing more and more of my Dear Husband who
is so far from me. Pa has just bought a fine cow and I tend the
milk. Pa and Liam do the milking our heifer has gone off to the
prarie [prairie] again and our red cow pa sold last fall, I wish you
could have some of the milk. I wish I wish yes I wish all the time
but it does no good but one thing Dearest husband do not chide
me for not loving you more for to love more ardently is not
in the power of Woman how can I prove that I do love you
better than I ever did bid me do any thing [anything] and I will do it
but do not chide it is not justice if you not get letters
from me it is not because I love as think of you less no
indeed but I shall endovor [endeavor] to send one every mail from
this time. Dear I do hope that you will not get into any bad
habits such as smoking and so on I do not believe you