Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Thought that if they waited until the spring to be married this would give him time to find out if he really loves her as much as he says he does; she has always said she would rather be married in the fall than any other time of the year; cannot guess you the "pretty young ladie" he took riding was; is not jealous that he goes with the pretty young ladies as he goes with as she goes out with the young men and her being jealous would not be fair; has been out in the...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Cannot get time to go to Norfolk as he is still overwroked; he has three or four cases of typhoid fever on hand; she has given him all the opprotunites to "break off" their engagement if he so desires- asks her she doubts that he really loves her; wonders if she wants him to break off their engagement or she would like to; "I did not make the proposal to you because I speciffically desired to get married, but solely for the reason that I loved you so intesely that I could...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Received his letter and drank in every word; knows from the tone of his letter that she had wounded his feelings and she feels very sorry for it; begs his pardon "a thousand thousand time" for giving him extra worries; has never met anyone she liked half as much as her "dear doctor"; promises to marry him in the first part of November; fears he will get sick from being so busy; since she moves to Franklin she will try to make the best of it when he is busy and "always be...