Frank, who has just finished a letter to his mother, will no
doubt join me. Two of my comrades are sitting close by, playing
euchre. When I joined them I found they were in the habit of
playing for small stakes, but I have succeeded in inducing them
to give up a practice which might not unlikely lead to bad
results.
"In closing, I need not tell you how much and how often I think
of you all. I have never before been separated from you, and
there are times when my longing to be with you again is very
strong. You must make up for your absence by frequent and long
letters. Tell me all that is going on. Even trifles will serve to
amuse us here.
"Tell Frank to send me Harper's Weekly regularly. Two or three
times a week I should like to have a daily paper forwarded. Every
newspaper that finds its way into camp goes the rounds, and its
contents are eagerly devoured.
"I will write you again very soon. The letters I write and
receive from home will be one of my principal sources of
pleasure.
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