regard to the war as expressed in the pulpit suit me exactly.  Mr. Guile of Rising Sun will preach in our church this evening.  I had much rather spend the evening with you than listen to Spurgeon or Henry Ward Beecher, I wonder where you have spent this day & I wonder too if you are thinking of me now 8 P.M.  I feel real lonesome & homesick today, I long to see some face I love, Mrs. Reicheneker went Winterset Friday & will probably be gone a week.  Mrs. White and I are keeping house, Bro Nash went to Winterset Friday too & will not be home till Monday.  I have not seen any of Fathers folks yet.  Will saw Cy in town yesterday at the spelling match, but he did not come up to see me, he did not compete for the prize.  I do wish he had for I think he would have won it, it is growing dark & I must stop, good night my dear.
 Monday morning 9th  Good morning dearest Lyle, this is a bright beautiful day, the air is so pure & bracing, how we would enjoy such a morning at our own home, I am getting real homesick
