that would adorn the pages of the Register, that they never see anything to compare to it any communication; of course I was very much pleased to have them find out you worth and appreciate you, as I have done for years, but you will allow me to say that I think you improve, and you will excuse me for this praise right to your face, but its from your wife and you know it is sincere the world don't know, nor never will half the mind and genius and worth there is in the ranks of our armies.  I am all anxiety to hear of your prospects, I presume I shall know something of it in your next letter, and that may be in the office now, Mr and Mrs R are going into town tonight, to get things ready to go to visit his parents.  They are very old people, you know, they must as Mr R is pretty well along in years; they are going to have a family dinner on the 4th, his brother from the southern part of Ind. is going up, and one of the brothers daughters was married last week and they anticipate a good time, they live near Kalamazoo Mich.., and I think from the letters they write they are fine people, and he is from a good family I have no doubt; I will just say that he has treated with all the respect I could wish since I have been here and I think Mrs R a perfect lady, and altogether it is a very pleasant place to board; there is four weeks of my school gone, I am getting along nicely, my eyes are perfectly well, but not quite as strong as they were before, and my health is very good now, and look as fleshy and rosy as you could wish; I told Dr Hull when I bid him goodbye to tell you how well I looked; we are making preperations for the 4th, O how I wish you could be here then, I shall go, and try to enjoy myself the best I can, but my thoughts will many many times be with you my own dear Lyle, I think as much about you that I talk a great deal about you, and especially after I get a letter for three or four days.  I expect they don't fell so much interested as I do, one day I was talking about Mr. Garrett, when Mr R said there it is Mr Garrett again, I believe when he married you he married all of you; and that just what I think; but Mr R is just ready to start and I must stop for this time; I will write you again after the 4th; till then good bye; about coming home, if you think it best to wait till fall or the last of August, I will try to wait you know that I am quite, very anxious to see you but I suppose no more so than you are to see me; continue to take good care of your health, and put your trust in an Almighty arm who can keep you, and I hope will return you to your home and family, write me every thing, ever your affectionate wife, Mary.
