[Transcript of Letter from Julia L. Rucker to Charles B. Moore, January 1861] Page: 2 of 2

                                
(Jan 25, 1861, p.2)

as they could till last Summer a Martha
had boy + her sister mary + some more
girls was there to see her + ran on with fun  +
mischief as young folks will but ment no harm
+ I expect said no harm but the next time
mary went back Jim turned loose
on her like a fool Devil as he is + ins
ulted the who family so the next time
they saw him they treated rather dry
thats stirred up the great big fool
Devil so he come over one sunday whe
when then was nobody at home but
Mrs Hays + the little children at +
turned loose + cursed + swore and
carried on at a most scandalous
rate + told Mrs Hays that Martha
should never come to see her again
+ she has not been there since + him
+ his folds watches her all the time
she is hardly ever seen at home by
herself  She is a fool + I would not be
much sorry to hear of him Whipping her
for she knows if she was to leave him she could
come back to her Papas + he welcome
the old Brushy + Hays is friendly +
old John tried a little to make it
up but had too much sence to excus
Jim much but he has no say
so at all old Madam     wears the
the Britches + he has to take it all
+ say nothing She has done her clean best
to get her oldest gal married last year but
failed + I pity the poor fellow       Julia L. Rucker
that gets one of her gals
(at top of the page, upside down)
give my best wishes to John + tell Polly
little I have not forgot her wish her
well