nte write
but ef that has insulted you i will stope to. i hope that
you may understand this.

"And i know what i say. you hev never writen to me. you
havente let me known whether you got that munny I sent you
by Edwurd Towns or no. you heve never sent me enny word
whether you got the munny or no. it is pay day nowe but they
donte wante to pay us but 7 dollurs pur munthe and thats
what i didente inlist fore. and i wonte take it. i shall
wait til congres ses what we are to hev. thats the reason i
havente got no munny to send you.

"i donte intend to stope a writin until i give you a fare
chance and then ef i donte get enny more leturs than i hev i
shall stope writin before long for ef you are mad i am
tired. i shall write so as to heare from my childrun i know
that you think i might send you some munny but ef we donte
get it we cante send it. i hope that you may doe well and
that I may see you againe.

"my deare bruther Samul Stores will you please giv this to
my deare wief and reade it to hur and write to me ef you
please. give my luv to everry boddy. and ef you see my
muther please to giv luv to hur and tell hur that i am not
well at preasante. i am verry weake at preasante. and i
donte kepe well long at a time. and i donte know how i shall
apeare in your preasance. giv my luv to everry boddy. and
tell them to pray fore mee.

"i wante to know how my childrun is. what is anny doin. aske
anny ef she cante sende mee a letur and has the absentes of
hur farthur hurt hur. but i shall remember hur to God. it
donte rendur meeany satisfaction to see othurs get leturs
and i cante gete none myself sum of our boys has gote as hye
as 20ty leturs and sum more and i donte get none, remember
me your

"afect tunate husband

"JAMES WILLIAMS.

"james harris is agoin to send a letur to the church at
spring town in the care of mister saffron to be rede in the
congration. no more at preasante fur i am verry weake

"your luvin husband

"J. WILLIAMS."

After I finished reading this poor fellow's letter, I felt like laughing
and crying. The ignorance it displays is droll enough; but the keen
yearning for home, the