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mentioned about you being over there and how you
people rubbed it into poor Tookey. I hear the Lt. Col.
of the 201st has resigned. I know that battalion's
doctor well, Capt. Barnett. But they sure seem to
have had a time getting that temperance battalion
going. They sent me a letter of introduction to
Ms. Cunningham. She very kindly offered to send
anything I want provided I would let them know
now. I am not in any want.

Well, Nettie, it is some hours since I wrote
the last. It is raining pell mell, and in fact has
rained all day. We are duty battalion this week.

I hope you people have got over your illness,
and have learned to keep away from the plum
trees. I see Uncle Will Watson is not improving
any. He was a pretty mean old cuss not to give
Sadie a decent show, - peacefully may his bones
rest.

I wrote a letter to Will Baker last night.
While writing it Ivan Crosley (His folks used to live
at Prospect Hill) came in and we got talking about
Old Doc. and Rob't Smith. They used to go to
Crosley's when they went out West shooting. He
was talking about Smith rubbing it into doc
about one morning he went out early, to a