serious fault to find with even the objectionable passage
it was only an affair of bad taste and worse
judgment. which ought to have been more than ballanced
by the very good intention which manifestly dictated
the sentence. I am ashamed to be caught in such
folly but brother I am prone to it. I do and say
a thousand foolish things which I regret a moment
after and if you could only witness my intercourse
with the world for one day only you would be
surprised to find half as much sense in my
letters as this contains!!

I do not pretend to note half the contents of your
letter. I cannot even reply to that part which relates
to "Sister" except to tell you that I have had sweet
dreams both waking and sleeping about her since
your items.

How much I should delight in visiting you and
your interesting Lady I cannot well express
I have even thot of going to Fox Island for
the purpose yet I fear I shall not - at all
events I shall calculate much on the[pleasure]
of seeing you here as you [intimate] next fall
I heard Joseph Smith Jr preach when he was
here last fall.

Please present my kindest respects to Mrs
Woodruff and all whom you love.

With much affection
Your brother

Asahel H woodruff

Wilford Woodruff

serious fault to find with even the objectionable passage it was only an affair of bad taste and worse judgment. which ought to have been more than ballanced by the very good intention which manifestly dictated the sentence. I am ashamed to be caught in such folly but brother I am prone to it. I do and say a thousand foolish things which I regret a moment after and if you could witness my intercourse with the world for one day only you would be surprised to find half as much sense in my letters as this contains!!

I do not pretend to note half the contents of your letter. I cannot even reply to that part which relates to "Sister" except to tell you that I have had sweet dreams both waking and sleeping about her since your items.

How much I should delight in visiting you and your interesting Lady I cannot well express I have even thot of going to Fox Island for the purpose yet I fear I shall not - at all events I shall calculate much on thepleasure of seeing you here as you intimate next fall I heard Joseph Smith Jr preach when he was here last fall.

Please present my kindest respects to Mrs Woodruff and all whom you love.

With much affection Your brother

Asahel H woodruff

Wilford Woodruff