3

tation had arrived there on
Friday moprning with "An Adams
Express Ticket pinned to her Cape"--
greatly to the amjusement of the fam-
ily. I shall be very glad, & I
hope thankful, to have once more
a home of my own, & to have
my children around me, how much
more, if we could only have you
with us.

I hope we shall
hear of something decisive soon. I un-
derstand Lucius returned last night
from Bowling Green & reports that as
we advance into Kentucky the Union
men are more bitter & defiant--
this I think is natural. I hope
Miss-- is not to be deserted by us --
at any rate the war must be
driven from our borders.

I under-