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Jan 7th 10 P.M. 169 E-63rd St N. Y. City
My Dearest Love, Please excuse lack of stationary but I cannot go to bed without a word of love to you, darling
Oh! what treasures those notes were, my dear, coming all along to cheer me
I am so glad that the one I love is a thoughtful man realizing the value of little things to make a woman happy
My own darling I was very disconsolate
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2 arriving as I did in a strange city at half past six at night. I took a carriage and drove to Mrs. Russells and fealt almost ready to cry when I was shown to my room but my first glance revealed a letter in the mirror in a Oh how familiar handwriting, and I recalled what I had forgotten for a minute that you are always with me, darling, in spirit
Natalie and Mrs Russell soon came in
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and made me feel at home. The room is lovely, a double room with fortiers dividing the bed chamber from the sitting room heated by a little stove lighted by gas. It has two large closets [opening??] out from the back room where the bed and wash stand are, and in the front room is a divan, bureau, case of drawers table, mantlepiece two easy chairs & two south windows When I get my Piano shall be quite
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happy here.
Dearest, your letter from the Porter did not surprise me as you gave yourself away before leaving me but the one Will pulled out at Toledo and the welcome upon my arrival here were more than surprises God bless you, my darling for your loving thoughts. I wonder if Will posted my letter to you at Toledo. Do you know I had such a strange feeling while lying half awake in the sleeper berth last night. I fealt quite confident that you were lying beside
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me and I thought to myself that I must not move or turn over, though I was very cramped for fear of waking you. When I came to myself fully & realized you were not there, I was oh! so lonely
But darling all is right now and I am going to sleep with the thoughts of one of your kisses pressed to my lips, to dream of you I hope.
I wonder if the soft restful
