Wyoming
Oct 28th  /68

    Dear Delia

I take my seat with the intention of writeing a brief letter in answer to your welcome letter bareing date of Oct 25 I now am in the Store with mr Dyer trying to write    we are agoing to Start the Prayer meeting Soon and if I write much I must Scratch fast

I have a sore hand so I have not worked in the Shop for some days but have been buisey working on my Shanty     I have been Lathing     I want to get the Plastering done before it gets cold weather it is such a disagreeable thing to Plaster when its cold

we are having some R.Road Excitement here we think our chance is good for the 2nd Road --

I am sorrow that Mr Baker [* see note below] thinks I am a Democrat     what is he agoing to do about it     I wonder what he would say if he was to hear that I was a Methodist     when I see him again I believe I will ridicule the other churches and see what he will say after I am gone

Strange that you are not an advocate of Womans rights most women are     as for Politics I am a Republican and had I not been one prehaps I could have made mr Baker believe for certain that I was a Democrat     but do so detest the Democrat Party that I cannot in favor of them if it is only for fun     this is the Party that was resposable for the war and now are trying to run us into another war     who are the men that compose the Democrat party    they are the same men we met in deadly Strife upon many Battle fields     yes them and their friends and Sympatisers in the north who all the time during the war gave the South all the aid they dare to     I never have cast a vote for a Democrat and God forbid I ever should    but if Mr Baker wants to think I am - all right and we can have sport over it.

I want to come out often but I dont want to annoy you by comeing to often     I will visit Galva soon and when I do I will call anyway and if you have not got through with that quilt I will help you out     it will soon be time when quilts will be in great demand --

Oh if I only could realize that you are Happy when in my company or that My Preasence would tend to drive away the dark clouds of loneliness    I too would be happy    yes Delia Happy   the word sound strange to me.   I dont think Dear Girl you know what it is to be lonely and discontented   I hope you never will.

Well its time to close as mr. D- wants to go home (we are back from Prayer Meeting)

Before I close I ask you to write me a good letter   you can find lots to write if you only try too.

I will come soon for I have lots to say when I see you.

(Respects to all)

Yours &ct

Marsh