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dear ones at home last night when

standing alone my mind wandered back

to the loved home

Tis midnight and the night wind

Floats softly through the trees

And the moombeams falling gently

Seem playing with the breeze

And the streamlet sound is mournful

As it rappels sloly on

And the willow [warrnd?] seems to say

That the loved ones are fare away

                       You wanted to

know if it seemed as though I should

come back home a gain I think that

I shall help Pa plant corn next spring

if Charlie buys a farm I will come

and help him farmit if you will not

cry any more if they would let us we

would wipe out evry rebel in a short

time but it is not policy to shed any

more blod than can be helped  there is

some important movemement being

made now they will not let us have