Mr. William F. Brand
Oct 7th 1866
Rose Dale
My Dear Willie
I have not received a line from you yet but concluded I would not wait any longer
this is a beautiful Sabbath morn & I wish you were here to go to church
with me Annie Mollie Jake & George have gone & I thought I would
stay at home & write to the dear one that is far a way. I expect to go
to prayr meeting this evening Oh how I wish you were
here to go with me for I feel some what
lonly have not had time to have the blues much but
am anxiously looking for-ward for Saturday to arive
& to bring my dear one with it the time will not appear long for I will
be so busy that I will harly have time to think but do
not disappoint me for you know Willie I will be very uneasy if you dont come think it very strange that I have not got a
letter yet have sent twice to the office but hope I will soon hear from you I
expect you have forgotten Kate as she is so selfish I reckon I had better look
for a sweetheart this eve perhaps I could find one that would thake your place Well Willie dear this is the first time I have had
a pen in my hand sense you left me I am getting carlous would have written to cous Mollie C but have forgotten her address so I cannot write untill I see you will write to cous Joe this week & Dottie I have been too busy to write to
them we are all very well I have had a slight cold but feel very well now hope
this will find you well & happy & in fine spirits &
above all striving to do the will of our dear Mother remember thy dear Kate at
the
throne of grace & pray that
I may over come the selfish feeling that rise in my bosom for you & that
we may both draw nearer to each other by the strong ties of holy love it makes
me very sad some time when I think I have caused thy dear bosom to heave a sigh
for my selfishness but it is my nature & hope you will love me dearer
for it after while but you will say how can I love you
dearer I do not know that you can but that it will make you happy to think that
you have it in in your power to wound & to heal Willie you think me very
childish I acknowledge I am but can not help it my love is so strong that it
makes me thus do not let it greave you I hope by the
grace of God to over come it & make you very happy it is my disire to make you happy & I believe I can but
enough of this. I have no news to write the boys are not done cutting up there corn yet the rain prevented them yesterday we had a
hail storm Friday evening it did no damage here, in the neighborhood of cousin
John Crist it broke out most all of the window pains
& cut the parlor so it will harley be worth
saving it has made quite a change in the weather I expect it will get cold
before we want to see cold weather I wish we could get maried before it gets cold I am anxious to be with you; I suppose
you were teased enough about having me in Augusta but I think it was for the
best but I cant stay much longer I hope it will save
you the trip over the mountain I shant
promis you that though I expect I will have you to
come to old Augusta evry two or three weeks after
something for ro ex what do you think of all that but I
must close I would like very much to accompany this do not let any thing in this
cause one sad thought but be cheerful & happy pleas excuse hast & all imperfections I
will try & look my prettiest Saturday eve write very soon.
your ever true & loving wife
Kate A. Bl
Sabbath eve; I have just returned from prayr meeting had a very good turnout had a nice little gent to
take your place from the schoolhouse to the stile sais he was fraid of you & another
told me if you did not return he was on hand one fellow said he never seen
any one improve as I had in the last two weeks if I kept on I would be the
prettiest girl about here so you see I think I will come in. How is your
friend Mr Leinz coming on tell him he must be at Mr C
when I get there so I can see one familiar face tell Miss D that I think I
am acquainted with her I have heard you talk so much about her remember me
kindly to her dear Willie now do come saturday I am going to try &
go to church that day & meet you there I miss you so much sometimes
I think is it possible that we are married yes it is so & I think
there will be proof in a shorter time than I would like it to be but I am
resigned let come what may I hope this time next Sabbath to be with you but
must close
your true
Kate
