Butler County, Alabama

Partial Letter from Rosena Kern to Sister Laduska Shine

Submitted by Susan Shine Kilcrease
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. . . humor with me yet?  Tell him he has shown me how much he thinks of me.  I dreamed a few nights ago that you were all here.  Now you can imagine how disappointed I was when I awoke & found it all to be a dream.  Steve has gone out of the whiskey business for good & thank God he says he has been convinced at last.  I think Joe should be too after this spell of Mollie's.  Abe went to Nashville Xmas week to see his girl.  She

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is very pretty and only (one word illegible).  I will not marry until (one word illegible) is older.  Mrs Porterfield has another girl.  I suppose Lottie(?) her oldest daughter is to be married soon to a very brilliant yound Prof in the public school.  Well I will close as James is about to run me distracted.  With much love to all from all
I am
Your loving
Sister Rosina

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