Amanda C. Armentrout to William F. Brand, August 17, 1866 | ||
Gold Hill Va
Aug 17/66
W. F. Brand
Alone
Mills
Rockbridge
County
Va W. F. Brand
I expected to send my letter this morn to the offise but did not so I thought I would write (some) & tell you that I am quite well this evening & dear brother for what else can I term you now as you wish to be free & let me beg you to try & be happy I am very very happy this evening I feel that God has blessed me this day yes dear Willie I have wept for joy & I can say with a thankful heart thy will be done Oh my dear Father not mine though doest all things well but dear one are you happy yes you are free are you as happy as when you were bound to your fond K or has the first of this letter caused a sad thought to enter thy borow say dear one are you happy or would you ask her who is pening this to come to thy bosom again or what is the cause of thy unhappiness Oh my dear one true happiness is not found in this world now dont get angry with me & I will tell you what my belief is; I beleave that you love me as fondly as you ever did but you do not enjoy religion as you once
A cloud for ere removed;
Come back and in my welcome see
How thou art still beloved.
I strove in vain to bid my heart
Forget its early dream;
For ah! the dream would not depart,
And thou wert still its theme.
Come back, and never more shall doubt
Or cold distract be mine;
My hear has cast those demons out,
And now is wholy thine.
Amanda C. Armentrout to William F. Brand, August 17, 1866 | ||