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I knew well how to keep house, until now
that I have Ma to depend on no longer, I
find myself sadly deficient : but Mr T___
knows still less about it so cannot laugh
at me : The truth is though, my faults as
a housekeeper are all owing to my not fully
realizing yet that I am married & have
household duties to attend to, for I often
get to playing with Mr T___ or am enjoying
a conversation with him, while being petted
to my heart's content & allow the entire
morning to slip away, when Lo! the dinner
hour arrives & the astounding thought
presents itself, that dinner has not been
given out : Can you not imagine my feel-
ings at such a time!
You ask darling Sister how I "got through
with the ceremony" & if I was much agitated"
I had a real nervous chill, but my reply
though tremulous was distinct – I do not think any but