Pulaski City VA

Oct 28/95 

 

Miss Lydia

      my dear girl your highly appreciated letter a few days ago and it is usless to say I was happy to hear from you for I have always been that way. I am glad to hear you enjoy my letters so well      yes I two like letters that are natural much more than where thare is so much formality      I like form well enough but thare is a sloppit  place with every thing

      I am real glad my letter suit you exactly and I truely hope my little selfe suits you as well ha and as you have said it would be much more pleasant to talk than to write      while it is a pleasure to write to you what did you tell Glen when he wanted know if you was not writing to [Bns] Ell – he must be interested musnt he-      It has been cool over here ever since the fair some when I am out I would not mind haveing Alberts Cap robe to put on      I was out last night and it was just terrible cold a lot of us went to an apple pealing we just

      had the biggest kind of a time. I had a little talk with Miss Willie Dobbins what she send was a purly      I will tell you in full when I see you one thing is simply this she said the reason she stayed so long in Montgomery Co was that she herd I was going to get married and she thought she could stand it better a way from home      now i sent that just terrible for any one to be so cranky. I just think it is just foolish my selfe dont know other people will look at it but that is my vew             

      Well you have about such a Case Willi Albert but I believe I have said that  before. So a wanted to take you to a big meeting and you would not let him so Harvey wants you to drop him and not under any circumstance have any thing to do with him he must not like him. you wanted to know whether Laura Pratt would have him or not. well I will just tell you just what I think and it is yes bare footed for she likes him like any thing I am almost sertain that he gave her the bracelet that she is wareing_      I her Miss Lyia Lowman say last Sunday that she told her that he gave it to her she seem very proud of it

      yet I do wish they would marry and I dont care how soon      yes Albert + Willie D sticking qualities is great and that other fellow has wrote you a letter      I guess he thinks as long  as there is life thare is hope      yes if he will just wait a little while he will find out. I will  agree it is best to always be honest but some times it goes against the grain to just act like you feel. it was best not to tell him who you were engaged to for he aught to be satisfyed to know it was not him             

      What did you tell Simon when he wanted to know when h how you would like to live in Pulaski Well I hardly know what to say about us marrying Xmas. As you have said I have thought a great deal about it of late and cant decide which time would be the better      I will just say well will wait until we har from Simon      I am inclined to think it would be better in the spring_ then some times I think diferent if if we were shure of a nice weather we could make it better Xmas     you remember what I said when Joe was married that I would want until     

      warm weather when I got married but if we were to decide to get married at Xmas I would come if it was possible for me to get thare. I was thinking if we did decide to marry- in December that the 17th or 30 would be something about wright for the time but will wait untill I har from you and Simon before we fix the time then some time      I think that the last of May or first of June would be a nice time to get married what do you think about it. this is the first time I ever had a care like this

      so it is rather difficult for me to consider I believe you said you had been engaged before so I chould think it would go so hard with you as me yes I hope we shall never have no cause to regret the step we are about to take it sertainly is a sirous step yes many take it. I feel no mistakes but what we can get along all O.K. for I have the utmost confidence in you and am glad you have the same for me. yes I have promised to be kind to you and it is just what ever man should do if he is any man at all is to be kind to his wife.

      yes I think anyone should love each other just as well as them selves if not better for love is the esence of all life is worth without it. this world is in darkness and soon it would be blowed out of existance yes the Banner man had it down just about right      sorry that Mr Sturet keeps so low. would like for to have the double wedding but if they dont spir up we cant wait on them for when we finaly decide on the time they will have to come to our time wont they.

      Well hoping to hear from you real soon I will close

Your true boy 

Ell