Montgomery [...]
Fby 25th 1875
My own dearest [...]
Great [...] in
your last letter, [...] a decided a
commendable [...]. Stick to this
with



thanking them for their [].
I do hope that my darling
Girl will be comforted for her
[], by [] both fame
& money. Now [] are all
well & []. I have just maild a [check]
from [] to []. [] is a 
[] [] have, [] to right
at the [], under the impact
of the [Bluegrass] [Club], with []
efforts in her behalf by the []
[]. She is said to be a pretty
young woman & was longed by Mr. 
[M...k] is is said. [] has been
to [] her, & her [] appear to
have been around on her behalf.
I wish the [four] young [love] well, but
confess to be as cold as a [shrew]
to the whole affair, without [saying]
anything. There was a party at
Mr. Davis' ([]) last night, plenty of
[] & [] & champagne. I
was there & danced with Mrs. Coleman, the