The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-11-11

.In~eehsnoro, y. G., April Il s.5
IL Winnie: Twill come 10 Won /,
sho,I An. Everything IS dark. You |
vi6;pa piepare Tor the worst hv di-
IN wagons lyon can o. ~ -
nv, II seems best as nov 49,
= You can send everything NO. a.
" | nave fingered on the ro.d and
dpoIsu 70 little M low -
ne eniloren and Maggie.
ZOO piess. guide and preserve YOU
ever prays. 90
our most ~affecuonate.
..p BANNY.
II. 81 sent YOU /, re,eoram ~,
iear II was stopped on the road. Cen
Ia bonham bears this. His horse is
a. the uoor and he awaits me 10 write
'hls. Agar and ever yours.
I, rive days later Mrs. Davis is al Alb
ueVliie. She writes despairinely as
ioiloWs concerning herself and her
children:
-. "Abbeville, April fe. 1865.
My Dear Old Banny:
Inc fearful news | hear fills me
with horror. This is tina Gen. Lees
army are in effect disbanded. Long
streets corps having surrendered. Ma
tone also saving one brigade. do
not believe all. yet enough IS thrust
upon my unwilling credence 10 weigh
me to the earth.
Where are you? How are YOU
What ought ] do with these helpless
little unconscious charges of mine are
questions which | am asking myself
always. Write to me of your troubles
freely for nercy's sake Do not at
tempt to put a good face upon them
to the friend Of your heart.
Since | left Richmond no such
heartfelt welcome has been extended
n mr. noZ
they will hear of no change Of place
for the present, and urge ne with
tears IN their eye TO share with then
the little hey can offer. People cal
promptly and seem TO feel warmly. Mr.
Burt really seems TO feel tenderly {,
us. pets the children and does ever,
kind thing in his power TO me. Mrs
Burt is more than aff%ectionate.
J "Jefy D.. was taken quite i'll on III.
{ cars. n is here sick at Mr.. Tren
, holm's. who lives just across the stree
I He is better. but not we'll. He AM
J Joe both had very badly swollel
threats with high fever. Joe wa
nearly we'll. and went Oh with tn
:. train which left here yesterday even
ing. having arrived in the night.
hear it has been stopped nine mile
i from here by q rumored raid belo,
e here. I do not know how true this i:
TIC a -
e here. Do write every day and max
the staff send the notes l do nc
: expect more) by officers coming tn
way-I am SO unhappy n any
q iOus.
II The children are we'll and vei
q happy. play all day. Billy and il
IS fast friends as ever. Little VIM
) the sweetest little angelic hin in r
Is World-She rode along in the wage
n &c No b,p,pal nxor + hQ horrible rOa0
n making nose at everythins-the chi
| dren seemed to improve under it.
= Mr.. Clay passed through here Z
o day, but did not stop long enough
y see me. | felt quite disappointed. b
lcause he was SO very kind 10 me
,r leicester and Charlotte: he sent n
IT word he would see me at Washingtt
! in a very few days.
es margaret sends % her best lov
ct little Pillie sends hers. and the boys
ID your little pet would | know feel f
| Won if She hoped to find you.
II. May God in His mercy keep Y
ut safe and raise up defenders for @
~ bleeding country prays your devot'
ut oath.
- NV own Dear old Banny: I,
ut dreadful news. with its dreadful co
DIS firmation. has rendered US We
as wretched. long for one word fro
tn YOU. [ will come TO you for a DAY
two if this truce is really Sol e..
Ily YOU cannot come to me. Inc en-
dren are all well. Jeff has gotten W.
May God in His mercy have you
nd His holy keeping prays your devot
id wife.
rs. "P. Slow comes it that my dc
re- Joe did not go to you as soon
off paroled? Everything is mystery.
The next letter of Jefferson la
V? is a very long one. 1t deals not o.
is with the military situation, put a
with the hope which Mr.. Davis hao
ed escaping to Europe. Parts or 1t
nd full of pathos, and. as will @ seen
ed the letter from Mrs. Davis when I
.ay lows. it was one of the few let.
ct which was received. the others nav
been intercepted on their way.
This letter reads
of .Charlotte. y. c.. Aprii 20, 1900
10 NV dear Winnie: | nave been
aid tanned mere longer than was expec
when the last telegram was sent y
~ ON uncertain where YOU are :