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  & in the midst of his pathetic & eloquent appeals to sinners to seek an inheritance that will not fade I have sat & shed tears, & almost forgot what I had seen but when I had time for sober reflection what faith could I have in him?  Now my dear It certainly is not my purpose to shake your confidence in good men but that you may know what I have had to disgust me.  I have a much higher regard for a man after I have seen him tried & come out right than one who has never been tested, but enough of this - It is almost dark & I must get supper.  Well my Dear supper is over & within time comes its events.  The general commanding refuses to grant furloughs to more than two at one time, & my friend Waroe does not go.  He feels quite disappointed.  I will send by Mr. Christie at Desmoines.  He is getting his papers.  I he should fail, I don't know who I will send it by.  I don't know when there has been a day frought with so many incidents.  One Regiment Nebraska 1st started on the march to day for St Genevieve & had not been gone long when there was an order sent after them to come back.  The order for our march has not yet been countermanded, it may or it may not be.  O this uncertainty I don't like it.  Capt Hull came up to day from Pilot Know he saw Mrs Hedge.  He says she is going to Desmoines shortly to keep house.  Charley Dewey was at Hedges a few nights ago, he said they sat up until 11 oclock & played euchre, I don't think Mrs Garrett would have done so would she?  Charley appeared to be much taken with "Mrs Hedge"
