Friday, October 31, 2014

George William Curtis to Charles Eliot Norton, April 17, 1861

Home, 17th April, 1861.

My Dear Charley, — Night before last, at eleven o'clock, the loveliest of girls. By midnight I was wondering to think how glad and thankful a man may be even in the midst of civil war. Frank is perfectly fascinated, and laughs with shy delight as he calls me to look at the baby’s nose, and puts his finger carefully upon the little soft red cheek. If it were not for the bitter days before us, I should feel that I was having more than my share of happiness.

SOURCE: Edward Cary, George William Curtis, p. 144-5

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