P O } March the
Happy Home } 12 /61
Burke Co NC}

Miss Vine Fisher

Dear miss I Seat My
self Down this After
Noon to in Form yo
My whear bouts and
whear Fourths And to
let yo know that I am
on the Land A Mongst
the Living in good
helth & Hoping when
those Few Lines Comes
to hand that they m[a]y
Fine yo in the same
blessing of helth
[page 2]
I hant got any [1]
the of in port tance
to write at presant
the rose is read the
vilet is blew pinks
is sweat and s[o] ar yo
My pen is new my
ink is blew my Love
to yo is all true I
Can not but Love the
I now to bee tru I
ask the [to?] now Cant
thour re turn Love to me
my lifted eye with out
A tear th gathering storm
shal see my stead fast hear
t Shal know no fears
that heart will rest
on the so turn
over
[page 3]
When this yo see [2]
re mem ber me
tho many miles a
part the bee Exsept the
St[????] from a lo[v?]e
your Love to me may end
but [?????] will never
Excuse nad writ ing
and all mis takes
I hant for got the
morning I left
yet when your beau
tiful fase smileed
up on me give my
best respect to
Miss Jane and
Miss Manday and
Miss Tibbithe [3]
and Love tell them
I would bee g[l]ad
to see them
[page 4]
and I would be g[l]adeer
to see yo and if those
few Lines yo refuse
Paper burnt and me
Excuseed and if those
few Lines yo Except a
lett I Expect
write to me as soon
as those few Lines
Comes to hand and
give me the news
Nuthing more
at presant I
Remain yours affection
ate Loveer un tell
death good by
From L L Houk