Letter, Anne to Loulie Feemster; 6/12/1864

              Mrs M. Lou Feemster                Home June 12th 64
                       Dear sister Lou
                                      This has been a very gloomy day. As it rained this morning, and we did not go to church, I thought I would answer your long that recieved some time since. But you must remember that I cant write as long letters as you can for you can tell me all about selma for you live in the city, and I live in the back woods where I dont see nobody hardly from one weaks end to the other. And there you have a darling little babe and a beloved husband to tell about and I have no one to tell about. So you must not expect as long a letter from me, as you can write. well I will tell you about the fouls. we have twenty five little and eight young ducks just come off this. and the pretyest of all is my guineas I have three they are the sweetest little things you nearly ever saw. Tell Mattie if she will come back to see me that I will give her guinea of her own and a chicken too. And tell her that I will