Sam, the colored man who has been with us so long, has proved as faithful and trustworthy as Juliana.

He makes a most excellent farmer, and the yield of corn in the bottom land is going to be amazing.
They say that since the Federal successes in the West the operations of Skelly's band of guerrillas have become bolder, but he has not threatened Pendleton again.

They say also that a little farther south a band of like character, who call themselves Southern, under a man named Slade, are ravaging, but I suppose that you, who see great generals and great armies daily, are not much concerned about outlaws.
Always keep your feet dry and warm if you can, and never fail to spread a blanket between you and the damp grass.

Give my respects to Colonel Winchester.

Tell him that we hear of him now and then in Kentucky and that we hear only good.