Hudson, Wis. Feb. 5th, 1865

Hudson, Wis. Feb. 5th, 1865

Letter from Sarah E. Andrews to James A. Andrews, February 5, 1865
Hudson, Wis. Feb. 5th, 1865

No. 49

My Dear Brother,

I feel much more in a mood for talking than writing this afternoon, and if you could just step in to your home a little while glady these writing materials would be thrown aside for a visit with you. How long the time would seem if we could not exchange thoughts in this silent way. It shortens the time of your absence very much to get your good letters, you have no idea how much we enjoy them. I suppose ours are ditto to you.

We received two yesterday. We had not had one since Tuesday, which seemed a long time, but not as long as you had to wait, you said in your last you had not had a letter for five days. There is one consolation you have that is that there is always some on the way to you, if the folks at home are able to write. Emory has just come in, is here now, he intends going to St. Paul tomorrow. I think Charlie will go with him. If Charlie goes he will probably be gone a week. Edward has sent word to him to come over and go up to Shakopee one trip with him.

Mary came home Friday night. The children seemed to enjoy the visit very much. Ada came over with them. She stayed up to Uncle John's, she seems to prefer staying there. She thinks a great deal of Libbie. Emory took Lib up to Stillwater yesterday afternoon. Mary went down to Mrs. Cowles yesterday. Mrs. Cowles said that Mell was going with some of the boys next week up to Richmond. Mary asked her what girls they were going to take. She said Mary Moffat, the Wilcox girls and Lib and they would stop for Ceal. Mary said, I suppose Sarah is too old to go in that company. Mrs. Cowles said yes, then she asked how old Lib is. Mary told her that she was between two and three years older than I. She was perfectly surprised. When Nell came in her mother asked her how old she thought Lib was. She said she did not know but guessed she was twenty-five. So much for my old looks.

I am very anxious for mother to go east next summer. I do hope she can. I wish she could go in the spring and stay all summer. Report says that Mattie Young is to be married tomorrow to a gentleman
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in Milwaukee. I don't remember the name. I wonder if it is not the gentleman I heard you speak or being here last summer, an agent from some house in Milwaukee. [Martha Young and Harry W. Goodrich were married Feb. 6, 1865. -- Ed.]

Mr. Humphrey, the minister, is just alive; he probably will not live but a few days. He has the consumption. I should have written with ink today but my back aches so that I find it easier to sit in the rocking chair. Charlie has concluded to go with Emory. He is going over home with him tonight. I'll leave as I want him to carry this to the office. Goodbye, with much love,

From Sarah.

Do you have any trouble reading my pencil scribblings? Remember me to Edwin Hughes, Frank, Dwight and Ira and Theo. and Kerr and all the rest except Joe Alexander.

Did you get the cake mother sent you? Would you like some more?