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leaves in a few days for Memphis; a
place of residence, too far distant for us
to indulge the hope of seeing each other often.
Sweet Sister I am wan-
ting you so much this morning & being in
a meditative mood, have been wonder-
ing whether your imagination has not
drawn an ideal of me, that I am
nothing like & whether you will love me
as much after knowing me personally
as you now do! if our pleasant friend-
ship will be (as I shall strive very hard
to make it) one of life-long continuance!
__________ but I don't think it best to
indulge in such meditations, for they
fret me too much : I cannot even bear
the thought that I will see the time when
you will cease to cherish for me the
warm affection that I hope you now
feel & to give me proofs of it by the
sweet missives received from time to
time & from which I gather such
precious love-morsels : tell me Sister