RK-495

Chicago March 14th 1858 Sunday evening

Dear Brother mine -

No doubt you will be surprised to see my letter dated Chicago - but I really am here, If you will "think a little" you will remember I wrote you that last sunday Mrs. Cutting came out after me and that she was very much disappointed because I did not return with her; after she went home I received a letter in which she expressed her lonelyness as being "so disagreeabl" - that I felt very sorry for her and almost wished I had not refused to go back with her, Major - who accomanped Frank in to Chicago wednesday came out to see Mrs Cutting and she persuaded him to take Mr Cuttings horses

and go out after me which he at last consented to do; imagine therefore our astonishment when on saturday - yesterdy - we saw Major and Annie Cutting drive up; and Mother thought it would not be right after they had taken so much troubl, that I should refuse to come, so here I am, and here I shall remain untill next sunday unless Mother sends for me during the week -

Coming in I lost my reticule containing several things of value, my card case, gold pen, some money scissors, knife, ect. - I have faint hopes of finding it fo but I am afraid I never shall see it again -

Major will go home tomorrow He and Ransom dined here to day. Ransom is getting on pretty well, but he will

never be much more than he is I am afraid -

It has been raining all day, even now it is cloudy and dismal or a day for "blue people" to feel decidedly blue.

Annie and Mommy are very well and are as pretty and pleasant as ever I do think they are the brightest little girls I know.

Mr Frank Cutting is not at home. Charlie was busy grafting when I came away, and trying to tease Cora about "her brother that lives down in eggept" and telling her that she would feel sory that she had ever complained about his "throwing his cap and coat about" "murring[?] the house" ect. Friday we were up to at The Folly The good folk were well as usual. And the children just a cross and their Father just as unreasonabl as ever -

You will think it queer that

I leave Mother alone but I expect she will have some one at least untill I come back -

I received your letter of March 9th yesterdy I was very glad to get it -

What sort of a person is "Dr Curfier[?]"? and what did you mean by shewing my letters? when I write to you I am usually in such a hurry that I dont take the least pains and so my [letter struck out] chirography - which at the best is not very good - looks rather unsightly -

I will write again soon and tell you who I see -

It is now about one oclock and according to y agreement you ought to be thinking of me -

With much love Sister Dalce -