Letter from Sarah E. Andrews to James A. Andrews, March 12, 1865
Hudson, March 12th, 1865
No. 59
Dear Brother Jimmie,
It has been one long week since I have written to you. I think I told you in my last that I should probably not write to you again for a week as I was going to take Ceal's place for a couple of weeks. I came home last night, but am going back in the morning.
I also came home Thursday night to see Charlie. He went the next morning, I had to leave before he did. I am really afraid he will be sick -- he was not able to go. He had not walked so far as down town since he was sick until the day before; the day he started was very cold indeed. They were only going as far as Ellsworth the first day. I was very sorry I could not see him start off. We miss him very much, it is a lonely house; and it will be such a long time before he can come home again.
I wish he was going to be with you, or even if it was as good company as you are in I should feel better about him. I do hope he will be able to resist the temptations that will be placed in his way. You must write to him very often. He will be very lonely I imagine. I hope he will write to us often; but I hardly expect we shall get as many letters from him as we shall from you. You must not cease to write to him even if you do not get letters often.
He went and had his photograph taken in the morning just as he was starting. It is very good, much better than the one he had
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taken before. It looks very much like you.
Aunt Lydia gave a party Thursday evening, it was very pleasant. It was on Charlie's and Mell's account, there were no married people there. Charlie seemed to enjoy it very much; it was about two o'clock when we came home. I was afraid we could not get him to go but he seemed very willing to. Ceal will write to you I presume about the party at Mr. Moffat's. I was very sorry that I was not here to go.
Emory is coming over Thursday after Mother, Ceal, Mrs. Cowles and Mr. Moffat's folks. I hope the sleighing will not all be gone by that time.
We are having the best sleighing that we have had this winter. It has been very cold for over a week, but is somewhat warmer today and it will probably not last.
The prospect is now that we are going to have high water this spring. It will be very pleasant to have some large boats once more. You had better not write to Charlie until you hear from him or us where to direct. I am going to write to him today and direct to Milwaukee.
Are you going to lose your situation now that the Col. has come? We were afraid you were as you said there would not be as much to do. I hope you are not. Little Charlie says he is going to live with us while Uncle Charlie is gone so we can have a Charlie.
Ceal is going to write if there is any news I have not written she will write it.
With much love,
Sister, Sarah