Robert B. Spillman to Amanda C. Armentrout, December 28, 1864 | ||
Dec 28th 1864
The ever dear white winged messenger from your hand of the 23d just came duly to hand yesterday which found me comparitively well & truly glad to hear from you. Tis useless for me to undertake to give you an idea of the pleasure it affords me to receive a letter from you or to discribe the feeling & interest with which each & every line is carefully read. Would that I could be the recipient of such dear letters every day but truly it is a pleasure that such a character as I do not deserve. Well Christmas is over, it past very quietly with me I met with no gay crowds or rather visited no place where there was merry making. Christmas day I went to Church & heard a very good & appropriate Surmon delivered by Doctor Duncan of this City in the after noone I called on a friend for a Short time & at night went to Church again. Thus past the day making the fourth Christmas Since the war all of which I have spent away from home. The only treat I had during this Christmas week was the receipt of you Ever welcome letter which was handed me yesterday about noone. I am just learning how to appre
You stated in your letter that you wished to know how many brothers &
sisters I have. I have four brothers & four sisters. There are nine of
us in all. My Father and Mother are both living. My Father is nearly 75 years
old. My Mother about 66. I am the youngest son living, I have one sister younger
than my self. She is the youngest child & she is grown. Well Kate last
Tuesday the 20th one year ago we parted a day Ever to be
remembered by me. what wonderful changes has taken place
since that Eventfull day. Twas there & then
that I gave
took the last fond looks upon one who has
made a lasting impression upon me though I never (at that time) Expected to see
or hear from you again but so forcibly was I impressed though
you and strangers as we were these lines presented them selves to me.
"We met as perfect strangers,
"But when we came to part
"Love had
improved its image
"Upon my throbbing heart
And upon the impulse of
the moment I determined to write to you regardless of the result which I did
& am proud
Well dear Kate, I will not impose any longer on your patience, but will close my uninteresting & uninstructive letter. you must remember me kindly to your dear parents & your sisters. say to your Sisters that I am glad to hear that they are so merry hope you all spent a gay Christmas. I wish I could have been with you, tell miss Molly that I did not get light but probably it was for the want of spirits. tell her not to leap to soon - who knows but what Lou may give me a sacking - the Old Augusta then Rose Dale might have increased charms for me, goodby dear Kate I hope miss Molly will pardon me, for my bold suggestion. with my warmest wishes for your wellfare & happiness,
Robert B. Spillman to Amanda C. Armentrout, December 28, 1864 | ||