Augusta County: Mary Anna Sibert to David H. Evans,
October 8, 1868
Summary:
Sibert writes her last letter from Mt. Solon before moving to Buffalo. She
discusses Evans's health, urges him to moderate his smoking habits, and looks
forward to spending time with him during the move.
October 8, /'68
Mt. Solon, Va.
My Dear David,
This will be my farewell letter from the Village of hills. If I should live to
write again it will not be from the hills but mountains. The grand & glorious mountains where I can breathe the
pure fresh air of [unclear: Virginia]. I have your dear &
welcome letter of the 5th I was so sorry to read that you were not well my love
& I am truly glad that you are not going to ride again in the night air.
I hope you never may have to do so. it is not good for your health &
then it is not safe for you to ride
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after night. I always feel so
anxious about you. Do you not think you would improve
very much if you were to be more moderate in smoking I do certainly believe you
would feel better my love I have never said a great deal to you against the
habit as you seem to enjoy smoking so much & I do love to see you enjoy
anything. but it would be best for you if you
could only smoke occasionally or not at all. I was so sorry that you left last
Monday without your breakfast & I did not get to give you Goodby. I did
wish you could have staid until sunrise. I felt lonely all day Monday after you
were gone I missed you sadly my love & always do when you leave. my home
has lost its dearest happiness
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when you leave it. I wish from my
heart that you were here tonight. Oh how glad
& happy I shall be when you come & spend a week with me in our
new home. it will be so sweet to have you there to stay more than one day
& night & I shall try & do all I can to make you happy
& feel at home. I hope we shall spend many very delightful &
happy hours with each other at Buffalo but you must promise me that you will not
ride after night. your health & life are too dear to me not to be
anxious & unhappy when I feel that you are exposed to danger in the lone
hours of night. I shall be ready to go up with you next Sabbath if we live
& will remain in Staunton a few
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days then I can have the dear
privilege of seeing you often while I am there. how I do love to be where I can
see you. I can scarcely wait for the time to come I am so anxious. Hamie has
just arrived & tells me you are well again I am so glad to hear it,
& that you are coming for me if you live early Saturday evening. May God
guide you safely here. I love you with all the deep unchanging devotion of my
heart & Soul & ever shall while I have life. No one on all the
wide Earth is so dear to my heart as you are my only love. I can never tell
fully how much & how devotedly I do love & cherish every thought
of you. I love you only of all in the world. All send love. I send a loving kiss
to you & a hope soon to be with you. May God bless you my love. This
last letter to you from Mt. Solon says Goodby. Come my love I want to see you Oh
so much. I love you only
Yours
Mollie Sibert
