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sorrow that I think of the years of happiness
I have squandered foolishly, but let us hope
that these lessons will cause me to begin
life anew with right understandings, -
Have I married you with this talk? - I think not

I mailed to day, a long letter to Ephraim & Emily
and I gave him my views of the war policy and of
the stand he has taken in terms that could not
be misunderstood, - I am surprised at the position
he had taken and I predict that the time will
come when he will be ashamed of it

We have been expecting our pay, for more than
a week but it does not come, and when we
do get it, it will be only two months, but the
paymaster assures us that it will be paid
up to the first of march, within thirty days. -
we will try and believe it when we get it
In your last letter but one you say that you are
going to Dixon in a few days but in your last
you say nothing about it but I shall send this
to Dixon, - The trees are budding out and the
grass is green, and I saw some of the boys come
in with a bunch of flowers, and the robins and
blue birds are emigrating north surely spring
is coming, - it is warm but awful rainy
and muddy - it is now bed time and I will
close with this sheet, - write often, and write freely
- your letters are worth to me, two times what
you think they are - receive this with the love of orlando

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