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know how to appreciate a quiet little home
fireside, if I ever live to have one again

I received your letter and Jaspers today and
it was quite a treat, it was the best letter you
have written although I'll bet you did not know it
but Jaspers letter shows an evident want of
practice in that direction, and I would suggest
that he practice writing to me once a week, - he
will find it to be a great benefit to himself and
a pleasure to me, - I forgot to say in my
last letter that your new dress was "real pretty"
which I intended to do. - it is only another
evidence of your good judgement -
I am very glad, and thankful that you should
dream that we were on the top of the mountain
it was very kind of you, - and also to prophesy
that it was some promotion that awaited me. -
and now I must tell you what the Colonel
offered me to day, - he made a formal offer of
the Adjutancy of this Regiment to your husband
this day, and to send for my Lieutenants commission
immediately, to date from the time that Jerome
left - well, I hear you ask, did you accept it?
- he said, in this connection, that it was his
design to dispense these favors, to those who had
earned them, by the prompt, faithful, & efficient
discharge of their duties, wherever placed, - to let
merrit take precedence, which, you will see, was
altogether a very flattering speech to be made to
such a modest young man, as your husband
is, and I have not the least idea in my mind
but what the temperature of his patriotism
went up several degrees, just for the time being