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1863-10-19 Page 02

I do hope you will not neglect it at this favorable age and important condition in life. Further more it is highly important that you should have a settled quiet mind and body. I am so happy to learn of the recovery of the dear little ones. God bless them how I love them. I do not think that Mrs Andas is coming to Bro Andas this winter. "Do I remember how you used to awake calling me Aunt"? Do you remember how I used to awaking caressing you and calling you my own dear Clara wife? and would you not love to be aroused again by feeling yourself folded closely and warmly in my arms and sweetly kissed over & over again? O bless your loving heart, I can hardly stand it to think about it. O my! O how I do love to make you happy. It is joy beyond measure to live for your happiness. It is my highest earthly ambition to honor and bless you. I want you to pay off that McGowen debt. It is drawing 33 1/3 per cent and I have paid it about so long as I want to. You certainly could do so any day. It is the remnant of about 150 dollars which I have paid for fifty dollars. Yes [set?] you know I always thought you just as sweet [?] at any other period, and I always felt so. I felt so towards ladies before I was married. They always look so loving and look so [weak?] like they want to be caressed and petted. Bless your dear angel heart. Clara I never loved you so tenderly in all my life. No never. O I could fold you to my heart so warmly that I know you would almost die with pleasure. Would you be willing to risk it? I expect so. You are very

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I do hope you will not neglect it at this favorable age and important condition in life. Further more it is highly important that you should have a settled quiet mind and body. I am so happy to learn of the recovery of the dear little ones. God bless them how I love them. I do not think that Mrs Andas is coming to Bro Andas this winter. "Do I remember how you used to awake calling me Aunt"? Do you remember how I used to awaking caressing you and calling you my own dear Clara wife? and would you not love to be aroused again by feeling yourself folded closely and warmly in my arms and sweetly kissed over & over again? O bless your loving heart, I can hardly stand it to think about it. O my! O how I do love to make you happy. It is joy beyond measure to live for your happiness. It is my highest earthly ambition to honor and bless you. I want you to pay off that McGowen debt. It is drawing 33 1/3 per cent and I have paid it about so long as I want to. You certainly could do so any day. It is the remnant of about 150 dollars which I have paid for fifty dollars. Yes [set?] you know I always thought you just as sweet [?] at any other period, and I always felt so. I felt so towards ladies before I was married. They always look so loving and look so [weak?] like they want to be caressed and petted. Bless your dear angel heart. Clara I never loved you so tenderly in all my life. No never. O I could fold you to my heart so warmly that I know you would almost die with pleasure. Would you be willing to risk it? I expect so. You are very