Columbia gazette., 1854-06-24
IA finel little fellow, who was just old
enough to lear; to write. He says:

IA inel little fellow, who was just old
| enough to lear: to write. He says:
My Dear Brother Frank Sis Lou
Use wants to stand looking over my
shoulder, to tell me what to write. Now,
I'd just like to know if she knows what
want to tell you as we'll as do my
self. But told her just to sit down
with her knitting, and tell me how to
spell the big words, and when I must
write the big capital letters. It's such
bother-I don't know what they made
them for, I'm sure; and she might put
in all the little dots and marks. don't
know what good they do; but the school
marin says they must 60 in, just the
same as the letters. But / forgot l was
going to tell you all about my pet lamb,
and my squirrel, and little Carlo, and
all about Ponto. III tell you about the
lamb first; Mama had all the long,
pretty wool sheared off one hot day, and
Sis picked it all to pieces, then they
sent it to the mill and got It made in
great, long soft strips-they call them
rolls-and after Nancy Morctoa spun it
on the big. wheel, Mama and Sis knit it
into pretty, white socks for you, and
laid them all away in your bureau up
stairs. The pretty little squirrel you
caught for me just before you went a.
way, has got to be very tame. and will
come out Of its cage just when it pleas
es. Little Carlo has got to be as large
as ever he will be, and that is not much
larger than our old white cat; but he is
covered all over With the seftest, black
hair. Ponto is well and I talk to him
every day about you, and ask him if he
doesnt want you to hurry home to 60
hunting with him. He don't say any
thing, but shakes his head, and looks as
though he wanted me to talk about you.
There, now, / have told you all I can
think Of just now and my hand is SO
| tired, too, I'll let Sis tell the rest.
Beneath was an addition by ISIS
Louise" as Willie called her, pretty,
unny-browed girl Of sixteen. Shesays:
How much We miss you
now, Frank! The peach orchard is al
| most breaking down with fruit and al
most every evening, a. party Of young
folks como n to help US pare and seed
them for the kiln and they all want to
see you SO much. Ella Sanford SAYS |
/ must ten you that she will not let any
one wait on her home from church or
from parties; and that she will wait for
you till next New Year, but If you are
not home then, she will Get her cap for
George Miller, a handsome, young clerk
in the village. So you 5 ee you had bet
ter come. Ella aad 1 waat you to
bring each of as a whele lot Of pretty
specimens and be sure to get US a
beautiful ring apiece, with our names
on. Your pet pigeons are all we'll,
and my canaries also. You mast get
me q handsome cage for them when you
come home and you must bring me a
China shawl, certain. Now, l have told
you what I want you to bring nae, but
have not told you what We are making
for you. Mother says she feels SO sor-
ry for you, away where you cannet get
any fruit and you SO fond of it, too
Well, We have some preserves off from
that big English cherry tree, and from
the young piunb tree you set oxt.-
They are the finest plums you ever
saw; and We got enough off from it to
put up little can Of the fresh fruit es-
pecially for you. We are putting q
way . great quantity of fruit for you,
for after not haviagany for so long a
time, you will do ample justice to them,
l'n-nre. But you must certainly come
home IN time Cor the apple bees-yoa
know We have 50 much spot At them in
the long evenings. l see have scrib-
Eed over I'll tho space allowed me on
this sheet 80 must close for the pres
ent.
Waen Major Turpin had read the
80