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fields of ripening grain - our trees loaded with fruit - promise - comfort and abundance - Annie seems quite contented in the country - and often has her friends with- her Sister Mrs. Duvall, paid her a visit last - She is a very pleasant, social, intelligent, kind hearted, generous sort of a person - full of life and energy - her husband has been in the Army for a year and has just, since she was here, returned wounded - he is represented as very brave and daring - and has been promoted from Major to COl. in the first Virginia - was wounded in the battle of Port Republic - his son 9 years is now here and has been entertaining me this afternoon with some of his Father's hair breadth escapes - he is a fine, interesting child - Annie has had a step-Mother for a number of years, pretty much of a vixen, it seems, Mrs Duvall, having been away longer than Annie feels more at liberty to be communicative she is much like unclear Reed - tho Annie had told me about her - but she is very prudent - they seem to live on a large