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We got here safe. Floyd had gone to bed, your sisters ready to welcome
us home and they kept me talking until past two oclock.
I got up at my usual hour, they slept in out you may be sure
the mid-morning it was near 12 before all had breakfast.
Thank God, I found dear Butlers cold better. Florence V and Jr,
saying "quite well; and dear Geo receive by having had 2
more risings in her ear. She is still obliged to be very careful
of her eye, but no more pain. My little megro all better than
when I left for Savannah. I was foolish enough to sit up
intil after ten last night. I had just go into a sound
sleep when I was aoke by Rhiner's coming into my room
with a candle. My first impression was that little Nat was
worn and as he had shown a bad system last eveing. the
need instant I saw my blessed husband, I could scare believe
my eyes. Thank God! once more he has been permitted to re-
turn home. He soon told me he had seen you and the dear
children. What a rarity he did not reach Savannah three
hours sooner. What a wonderful man he is dear.
he got to Darien at dark, was from two hours in finding
a boat reached Frederica against wind and there at past
eleven. Mrs Stevens for she had a home to lesn but
the poor brute had the itch and had been someone all
over the surface and land. Sh ehad a blanket, put over
him before the sale to protect your father
keep the road it was so dark. and he actually was here
in his own bedroom before twelve. Twleve hours since
he had at the lunch at Rice borough, he looked as fresh
and as cheerful as thoguh he had just come from a pleasant