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noise was recently made; and I have to-day endeavored to answer it as fairly and justly and thoroughly, as I knew how. Telegraphic intelligence from Cleveland and Charlestown conveys to us the news of threatening movements on the part of the enemy: these may be mere feints; but I suspect we shall again have battle, soon. Lest this should be so, and I should have no time to write, you must both of you remember that those things which I have spoken in the quiet safety of my tent, I believe in and mean in the hand to hand clash of battle. Lest, also, these contingencies should arise in a manner that would involve inability to write any more, I beg leave to enclose some verses, addressed to you, written many weeks ago, but retained until now, when I send them to you that you may know - however indifferent to you such knowledge may be - I carry a song in my heart. May God bless you, (this also for your Sister:) and keep you, and hold you very near to Him, Amen. Richard Realf