Nov. 25, 1861. Winston went hunting with Mr Gardner & Clark did not kill anything.
[Willie Bryant to Davis Bryant]
Rebel Hall Nov 25, 1861
Dear Bro.
Yrs & Becks came down Friday Eve, Charlie in his kindness of heart bro’t them over to me on my post of guard & I enjoyed them that night by the camp fire. I was of course much surprised & very sorry to learn of the death of Mr. Bonse’s child; it is a sad blow to them & I sincerely sympathise with them; poor Mr B! “misfortunes never come singly!” I fear this last trouble will greatly accelerate the process of his disease.
Beck's letter was of the kindest & most friendly nature; it was commenced before Bonses return; poor girl she had been writing me of her Mothers health failing fast & before closing the Bonse’s arrived & she closed with the sad circumstances connected with it; Beck writes me that during the past 3 weeks her Mother's other lung has become affected & her cough increased, & that they are both assured of the failing strength; poor girl, what the gloomiest of life's pictures in the future is hers! & yet she can feign light-heartedness, it is wonderful!
My letters to you both passed yrs on the way I suppose you know. I have this Eve’g finished quite a long letter to cos. Lizzie – which Hollis takes up to mail – I go on guard again tomorrow a.m. & it’s too cold to write more night, so I must turn in; tell Beck to expect a letter from me on Saturday, & give her my love.
I am sorry I have not yet heard from Mother, I will write this week & try to ensure it's going through. We must go up to Welaka Christmas, certain. There is nothing of interest here to mention.
We hear by the Barroso to-day that they have been fighting at Pensacola 2 days, but no particulars.
Leave the Capt’s coat at P’s, I said he wd send for it.
Good night -
Yrs always
Willie
Nov. 26, 1861. Mother Winston Rosa & I spend the day at Clark’s.
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