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Sept. 20th Dearest Johnny, Only think of it. I have not heard from you for two weeks! I can scarcely believe it, and yet it seems very long, and I am getting very uneasy. I have waited day after day to write thinking I would certainly hear from you but no letter has come yet, your last dates the 4.th, is not that long, particularly under present circumstances. I am beginning to conclude you are sick, but hardly know how I can wait for an answer to this, hope you would certainly send a dispatch. I feel easier now that Mr. Wills is with you, do dear Johnny tell me all about yourself frankly. Romaine received a letter from Miss Murray? today, from Phila. on her way home and convinced? R. to write her immediately to Pittsbr, no explanation of her conduct, but seems to take it for granted R. knows the state of affairs and wishes not to be condemned unheard &c. and ends as usual in such cases with, say nothing about it. I do not see the use of keeping friends so much in the dark when, generally speaking, Tout le monde knows all about them, it is neither fair not kind, if near and dear friends were more confided in it would often prevent michief. She says she has been very wretched during her trip. As soon as you read this you had better burn it do you think of coming home this fall and how soon? As William Wills is gone I suppose you have given up Texas, We were supposing today, the profibility of your again boarding with Charlotte, not in Pitts. but Chicago. I should go to see you I think. Indeed I wanted to go this fall, but Pa seems altogether unwilling to have me go even to Gallipolis, wonders why in the world I should go &c. He is so easily worried now, I do not want