| 576the business is well [nigh?]
completed.
The [?] news comes
of the assassination of Prof.
Garfield. At Present we cannot
[?] the truth of the affair
but hope it may not be
true, All, [?] the most
bitter Southerners, unite in
expressing the greatest
regret and sorrow, and
we are all [?] in the
face of so great a [?].
We hope for the best
however.
Before noon today
we will be on our way
westward from here on a
long trip through New Mexico
and Arizona. Our direction
will be considerably north
of West – or about in the
direction of San Francisco.
Where you read in the
paper of the [?] in [?]
[???] hereabout don't
be afraid for me, for
most of them are [?]
[?] of the Mexican Central
R.R. south from here, and
were committed on
comparatively [?]
parties. We are a large
party and well [around?].
So have no fear for
me. I am all right
and no doubt will
continue to be so.
From the [mess?] [tent?]
comes the [call?] to breakfast
– it is the signal that
demands dispatch and
the [?] of breaking
camp is at hand. I think | 576the business is well [nigh?]
completed.
The [?] news comes
of the assassination of Prof.
Garfield. At Present we cannot
[?] the truth of the affair
but hope it may not be
true, All, [?] the most
bitter Southerners, unite in
expressing the greatest
regret and sorrow, and
we are all [?] in the
face of so great a [?].
We hope for the best
however.
Before noon today
we will be on our way
westward from here on a
long trip through New Mexico
and Arizona. Our direction
will be considerably north
of West – or about in the
direction of San Francisco.
Where you read in the
paper of the [?] in [?]
[???] hereabout don't
be afraid for me, for
most of them are [?]
[?] of the Mexican Central
R.R. south from here, and
were committed on
comparatively [?]
parties. We are a large
party and well [around?].
So have no fear for
me. I am all right
and no doubt will
continue to be so. |
