Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-10-26

at Camp Cuba Libre:
Sept. Goth, 1898.
My Darling Charles.
Your kind and ever welcome letter was
received and L can truly say darling
that was happy to hear from you,
and SO glad to hear from you, and so
glad to hear my darling was pleased
with my photo. I was so pleased to
hear you was well darling. Darling
Charles you don't know how happy
was to get that button with my darling
Charles regiment and Co. on it. Yes
sweetheart I will always wear that
button over my heart and will think of
my own brave soldier lover so far away
from me in the war. Sweet heart I
wished you was here to day we would
60 up to town and have our pictures
taken to gether How nice that would
be i'd love to see you darling Charles
and see you in your uniform 1 know
you look awful sweet in a soldiers uni
form Darling please send me your pho
to sweet heart as soon as you can have
them taken. Well love this is tuesday
fore noon and 1 am a writing to you
the boy that love best in this wide
wide world am happy to hear that
you love me Darling 1 love you dearly
and will allwas think of you with love.
Well darling Charles i'd dearly love to
see you and i'd give you 100000 of
kisses love. Well darling am well at
present and truly hope my letter will
find my darling soldier lover the same.
sweet heart hope you will soon come
home and stay long long time with
your darling. Well darling
your home is not so far from Canton,
Mo. Burlington, Iowa, is only go miles
from Canton, and sweet heart if you
get Furlough be sure and stop of at
canton and spend it with me yes darl-
ing you are welcome hear at my home
by my papa & mamma and sister and
Brother In law, and twice welcome
here sweet heart by your own love-
You will be allwas welcome darling
to my home by me and my folks. 1
assure you darling Charles that you
will enjoy your self well and will be as
well treated as one could be Darling i
want you to be good boy and write
as soon as you can and if you do go to
Cuba write me as often as yon get the
time and remember there will be a
little girl in America awaiting her true
loves return that girl will be me and
the brave soldier lover is you my darl-
ing / would give my. future to be down
there in Florida where could come
and see my Charley boy every day.
Well darling do love you true and
would give my life to see you to day
Charlie my darling will do as I told
| you in my lettor of the 14th Sept. /
shall be Miss -- still till you
return to me if it is 10 years or more.
Well love its warm here to day and 1
know it must be warm down there to
day yes darling if you were here we
would 60 walking and of course id
kiss you Charles ever SO many times
Darling i am saving up 100000 of
kisses for you all my loves to you darl-
ing try to get furlough sweet heart
and come and see your own darling
sweet heart--. shall treasure
that button and wear it over my heart
until am dead sweet heart. Beagood
boy darling and remember your own
- darling SO far away from her
soldier lover sweet heart. Darling
Charles, wished you was here now
we would have some Jolly times to
gether love. Well darling hope to
see you soon and to tell you how dear
love Darling don't you get lonesome
some times seen spanish qua up
here in window that a young soldier
boy brought home with him don't
know the boy Sunday night he was
at church with his girl maudie dressed
in his uniform i thought of my own
sweet heart far away In the war and
wondered If my Charley dear would
soon be hear so we could go to church
to gether to well darling am going to
a picnic to morrow evening 2 miles
and half in the country id give this
world if you was here darling to go
with me we would have q fine time
darling sweet heart dearly love to
hear from you so write soon and often
and write long letters as you can darl-
ing Charles. Yes dearest some young
men will drink in spite of all its to bad
to am so glad to hear my darling
Charlie don't drink god bless you for it
sweet heart SO do wish this war was
over and that my own darling soldier
boy was her now with his - Dear
est. Darling will close now hop
to hear from you soon and often good
bye sweet heart write soon all my love
& kisses to you Darling / remain your
loving sweet heart
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