We
eat as many as we can get, and should be glad of more. Tell Frank
he may plant a whole acre of them. They will require considerable
care, but even in a pecuniary way they will pay. The price has
considerably advanced since the war began, on account of the
large army demand, and will doubtless increase more.
"As to our military exercises, drill, etc., we have enough to
occupy our time well. I see the advantage of enlisting in a
veteran regiment. I find myself improving very rapidly. Besides
my public company drill, I am getting my young comrade, Frank
Grover, who has been in the service six months, to give me some
private lessons. With the help of these, I hope to pass muster
creditably before my first month is out.
"And now, my dear Mary, I must draw my letter to a close. In the
army we are obliged to write under difficulties. I am writing
this on my knapsack for a desk, and that is not quite so easy as
a table. The constrained position in which I am forced to sit has
tired me, and I think I will go out and 'limber' myself a little.
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