feel confident that you are fully competent to discharge your new duties, with honor to yourself, and satisfaction to U. Samuel; you did not say how Capt took your promotion in preference to his favorite, and how does little Eve act?  It don't do to say a word about it to the other half at home, but we must keep our council, for I have learned long ago not to show my real feelings to every one.  It is needless for me to give you any advice now about your clothes, for you will likely have the before this reaches you, but if you could get some tailor in the Regt to take your measure, and send it to New Orleans, you would be likely to get a better fit, if I could not get nice I wouldn't have any, if you get good clothes take good care of them so that if you should get to come home they will be nice.  I expect you will have to pay enormous prices for every thing, but I suppose you will have to have them right away
