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Paris Tenn [Tennessee] June 15 — 49[unclear: Mit ] —
Your kind favor I have just perused I dont [do not] think a letter ever came in a better time. It served so well to cheer the drooping spirits of a convulecent [convalescent] man. It was the first letter I had taken out of the P.O. [Post Office] in person for two weeks nearly. I have been mighty sick for a few days. But I feel thankful that I am up & able to visit & go about the streets when necessary, again. I was fearful that Pa & Ma would grow uneasy about me from the contents of Sis [Sister] Susan letter which I wrote when I had just begun to mend a little hence I wrote to them by the last mail in course, but it fail to go out hence I shall not send the letter. I have not much to tell you about "storms & company & courting". For I give it up, that you can beat me on exciting topics or that, rather you can write with more life. I could tell you about sickness & disease, melancholly [melancholy] feelings & lonely moments, but I am recovering from all of these fearful ills I trust. Just about now I think that it would take some extra occassion [occasion] to drive dullness away from Paris, by the way we are to have a temperance celebration, speech, procession &c [et cetera] here tomorrow. I have not determined whether I shall attend. I gazed over town this evening & I thought that it looked more lovely than usual, we have in the centre [center]s of our " burg" more pretty shade trees than I ever saw in any little town, which adds much to the comfort of [unclear: loungers ] &c [et cetera] My hand seems to be out this evening — perhaps I should indulge a more serious strain. But I confess myself frequently at a loss what to say next, as I write just as the words & ideas f low which is very slow
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June 16 Good morning cos [cousin] martha . The mail soon leaves & I must rapidly bring your letter to a period. I have just returned from my breakfast. The first morning I have been after [added: it] since my illness. I feel that I am improving But Bro. [Brother] Williams my roommate is sick this morning. I trust that these sickly times will soon pass by & that we may all be profited some by them by this time I guess Mary & Julia are at home tell them I am getting very anxious to hear from them. I suppose it will devolve on some to give me a history of Bucks wedding. Upon the other half of this sheet I have began a letter to bro [brother] Thomas which I must now finish — Adieu R.V. Taylor
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