Oscar W. Gauss - 1865-05-31

Envelope:  Charles H. Gauss, Box 1548, New Haven, Conn

St. Charles May 23 1865

Dear Henry
                    I got your letter yesterday when I came home from school.  We are all very busy now because we are to move tomorrow.
    You asked me to tell you about the garden.  evey thing is green not like it is in Yanks land all the tulips are gone and the roses are in bloom you ought to be here to see the roses, and some of the strawberries are ripe.  We do not feel like wearing an overcoat here we would rather wear our summer clothes,  Uncle & Aunt and Joe & Lue are coming up next week  Next Saturday Mother Tate and Eugene are going up to the Dardenne to commuion [sic] and coming home Monday.  Henry i will only write you a few lines now and when we get home I will write you a long letter, but you may count it as one letter and you need not be in a hurry to answer it if you have so many studies to reveiw,   _____Susan was in town yesterday she went up in the evening because she did not want to loose school  Albert tries to talk a little but not much, he likes the strawberries very well some are to big for him to put in his mouth at once,
        I have told you that I had a garden and some peas & beans.  my peas have got pods on, but Fritz's peas have not pods on, as I know of.
    Aunt Gee says you ought to come home to smell the pinks, she says they have non such up in yankee land,            We are all well,        We all send our love

We all send our love,
           Good bye.             
yours,                                             Virginia Gauss 
  

 

Wednesday 24th

Dear Henry
                    The only excuse I have for not writing is, that I have had the "blues"  everything goes wrong now adays.
        We were sorry You and Oscar saw so little of each other, I had intended to send you a present by him, but concluded to send you the money, and let you suit yourself.  Your Father will not go to the Dardenne with me, because Mr Redmon will leave on Saturday for Chicago, and some one must be here to receive the raft they are expecting.  I would not go, but Uncas will unite with the Church, and it is probable we will not have communion there again for some time -- Mr Watson says he will not preach it this constitution is adopted --
        Mr Farris has gone to the General Assembly -- keep a lookout for their proceedings - they will have a warm time I expect.--   Mrs Farris is well, but very sad, she can not bear her affliction as her husband does, -- he is so comforted by the hope that Angie was a Chrstian, that he can speak of her, as if she had gone on a pleasant journey, and that he would soon see her again.
        We have commenced moving, and are very glad to get back to our old home, which looks just about as well as a place can -- I wish you could see it now, for it is prettier than it will be when you get home -- I will write you next week.

Your Mother