My Dear Good Friend

I received your letter this morning and one thousand thanks for the length of it. I had become very impation for a letter from your Dear Self. I had allmost come to the conclusion that you was not going to reply at all. You ask me iff I wanted any thing in particular with you. Most a suredly I do. I cant tell you want it is till I see you and you had better not let it be long or you will be to late and I cant bare the idea of you not being hear. I hope you will come with Tom. I will look for you without fail. Do come for there is nobody that can fill your place. You understand dont you - well, Sally Dear I have been fixing several times this Spring. Had help off from Hutch. Ses you must come. He was hear the other Night. We still keep up our old plays. Gener Horkins was hear. Staid a Week. Had a play every Night. I want to see you to tell and show you how She don. She is taking one a bout Mr. Albough. I have laffed my sides sore. You ought to hvae been hear last week to have seen the Rev. Dr. Winn. He comes up frequently or oftener iff possibel. Sallie I have my one from you. Just ought to see too. Letters I received not long ago. I dont wright to big ??ing folks you know. So I have not answered neither one off the letters. I am saving them for you to answer - you say you will have the littel Sweetheart I have got for you. He ses you must hury and come a long. He is the nices little you ever did see. I think he is the one that Mrs. Miller told you a bout. Well Sallie, I went to Church to day. Hurd a Splendid Sermon. I have not had one full mouth to eat to day. So you can imagian how I feel. Iff I dont write purt as I ought you may know the reason for I will asure you that I am pritey hungrey just a bout this time. Tell your Dear good Mother that I would give any thin iff she was hearat Home for I dont beleave there is any danger off the Yanks coming hear. Tell her I just want her to Move back Home. Tell her I miss her more than any body. Tell Liz I saw Mr. Johnston yesterday. He was very well but I wont tell her what passed. Tell her I would give too Ded Niggers and a ded horse throud in to see her. Oh Sallie, some rogue has stold Sam. I have cryd a bushell a bout him but I can hear one word from him. I fear I never will. I would rathr tha had taken all the horses I had than him Sally. Jim Marn is ded. He was brought home yesterday. Tha take his deth very hard. He dide with Thneumoney Fever and what do you think. Old Billy Ray & Mrs. Long was maried the other day. Dont you think the rest off the human family had better stop. I do. Dont you think the War will end after that. I am in faver off hving them both hang up by the neck or heels any way to put them out off the Confedracy. What do you say. Your drapes is beautiful. What did you pay for them. Iff tha are not too big please bring me a black calico or gingham when you come. Calico is selling hear at 10 per yard.

Well Sallie I will close for I know you or woren out with this badely writen letter.

Sallie you must wright as soon as you get this. I wont you to come with Tom Lair (?). Do come. Give my love to all my enquiren friends except a large portion for your Dear Self from one that Loves you Dearley

Mary A. Cabert

Dont let any one see this. Pon your head come Sure

M. Cabert

John sends his love. Ses you must come.