Brandy Station Va Apr 28 64
Dear Sister P” I have finished
the [“Commerce”?] for your pi[?] [1]
you may not like the design
it has one merit I think
and that is it is “[?????]”
I intended it for the Love
that was L[?]t out by [???]
you se she has got the olive
Branche just plucked and is
about to start I supose
that critics would say that
there aught to be the Lord
of warter sweeping around
[in?] edyity waving the branch
upon wich it sits [???] that
foss and drift should be [???]
or [?????] there that the
[???] would be seen through
the breaking clouds of mist
in the distance and
and revealing a streak of [???]
to denote the [?????]
[page 2]
and also that the dove
should have an eye beming
with hope as it
[words scratched out]
raises its head and
crouches upon its legs
to spring into the air
[faded on crease]
that the world is safe
but you can tell them
that my old knife has
not learned much tricks
yet but when it does it will
do so It will proberly get
Dirty when it does take
a clean [???] brush and
wash it upon a litle [???]
[??]ter then brush when dry
and it sun will be glossy
and while I sent 15$
home by the way of you that
I have not heard from
We are now in the field in
our little shelters expecting to
move evry day M. P. Larry