Letter and envelope from John M Bunker, St. Thomas, Nevada to Mary Etta Syphus, Panaca, Nevada

Letter and envelope (with stamp) from John M. Bunker, St.
Thomas, Nevada, to Mary E. Syphus, Panaca, Nevada, dated August 27, 1894.
Envelope addressed:
Miss Mary E. Syphus
Panaca Nev
Lincoln Co
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St. Thomas
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Aug 27th I894
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Miss. Mary E. Syphus;.
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Panaca Nev
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Dearest Mary,-
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It is with a great degree
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of pleasure that I
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attempt to write you
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a few lines in answer
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to your loving epistle
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which was very unex-
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pectedly received on
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the twenty-fifth Inst.
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I hardly know what
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to write that will intrest
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you and make you hap-
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-py.
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I wish to make
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an excuse for this
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scribbling for the light
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is quite dim and besides
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I cannot write the latter
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part thoug you have
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found out long before
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this.
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I will commence by
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telling you of our journey
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We had a very nice and
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enjoyable time all except
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Clara and one morning
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she did not get up in time
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for breakfast and curl
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her hair also so that
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morning we were deprived
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of her smiling face at
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meal time yes there
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was one more task
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which was a great trial
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to her and that was
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giving me a thrashing,
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and I can testify it was
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a very severe one.
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Levi is about as
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when we left Panaca
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at times he looks real
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smart and then at other
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times he looks tired.
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He is thinking of going
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to the ranch soon and
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there are very fare prospects
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of me going with him
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Edd and family, Mrs. Whitney
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and Clara have gone to
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Overton expect to be back
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this evening.
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I thought of you most
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every evening first about
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milking time and often
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Clara would mention
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the fact that, "Mary was
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just about milking the
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cows." Do not allow your
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self dear Mary to believe that
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that was the only time.
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I thought of you and my
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dear not for one moment
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for you are ever before me
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and yet so far away.
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As it is late I will
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have to conclude and
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try and do better in the
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near future
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With love and lots
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of it, although you say
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men do not know how
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happy dereams. X
to love. I am a boy and
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I will let you teach me,
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I am your simple John.
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Good night and
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