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Letter from Adelaide E. Case to Charles N. Tenney, Morning.Sept. 11th

Is not this a lovely morning darling?
just warm enough to be comfortable and
every thing so silent up here in the
woods, All save the crickets crickets are
silent as if they had forgotten to be.
What an hour for meditation. indeed
dearest, I feel more like lounging into
one of my dreamy fits, forgetting all

the world in that one blissful thought
Charlie's true love. What need I of anything
save the presence of that dear one to complete
my happiness. May you be spared, my own
darling, so that I may show you how fondly
devotedly your Addie can and does love you,
Surely man was never more worthy of my
love than my noble true hearted Charlie.
But here come my scholars and my dream
is disturbed, In a very few days my
darling brother will return, I suppose he was
mustered out yesterday, then we shall all
rejoice. but how much more should I rejoice
if Charlie also could come. But it is
nearly school time and I must close