April 9, 1865 pg 5

Tomorrow morning to start for
Portland on a short visit -- wind
and weather permitting, the latter
looks now very much like having a
a disagreable contrast with yesterday
morning -- "Such is life which is the
end of all things"!

I have read Eugene Aram, How do
you like it? I was full of sympathy
for the poor deluded fellow. Yesterday
I came across "The dream of Eugene Aram"
by Hood, a very thrilling little poem,
Have you ever seen it? I've been
reading some of Scott's novels lately.
Isn't Jenny Deans a lovely character
in his "Heart of Mid Lothian"? "The bride
of Lammermoor" is interesting me now.

I gave your regards to Henry Rust
and he wished me to reciprocate when
I wrote, which you will please consider
done, my bashfulness has prevented
my delivering your other messages.

Perhaps 'twould be well for you to
write to all the girls instead of
intrusting messages to me because I
give you fair warning that they may
not be delivered, -- Harry -- don't trust