Tyler Co. TX - Collier Family letter, 8 Nov 1857

Submitted by Barbara Yancey Dore  rootslady@msn.com

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                           Collier Family Letter 
                                      
                                 8 Nov 1857
                                      
                                               Austin Texas 8th Nov. 1857
                                                                         
   Dear Elizabeth
   
   It being too cold and unpleasant to be out I must be doing something,
   and as it is Sunday I can do nothing but write, and fell no
   disposition to write to anyone but you to day, notwithstanding I wrote
   to you on Wednesday last.
   
   I was struck with hard feelings yesterday morning, the messenger of
   the house brought in a bundle of letters, one of them addressed to me
   in an unknown hand writing, and bearing no Post Mark; written on the
   lower margin of the envelope HASTE___HASTE__HASTE___. I thought that
   some great calamity had certainly befallen me some where, but where, I
   could not imagine, as the letter had no post mark. But when I opened
   it, lo and behold it was from James Willey on business.
   Notwithstanding I felt thankful that it brought no bad news, I could
   but feel vexed for the moment at his {?}imgnareted conduct, but I
   suppose he had no thought what effect it would produce on my feelings.
   
   It would be a great pleasure to me to be at home with you and the
   children till tomorrow morning, but the distance between us is to
   great, and I expect it will be some time before we shall have
   the pleasure of seeing each other; but I hope you will console
   yourself by promising a happy meeting when I shall be allowed to
   return home, if that shall ever be my lot. Business is progressing in
   the legislature now. We adjourned yesterday at dinner, till Monday
   morning that we might nominate candidates for United States Senator.
   We failed to make a nomination before night--there being no
   candidates. After supper we returned to the Capital and the
   Representation Hall was a briliant scene--36 large lamps and about one
   hundred candles all in nice trim and the furniture glittering, gave a
   dazling but lively appearance. We finally succeeded in nominating
   Henderson & Hemphill and the election will come off tomorrow morning.
   It was near 2 oclock this morning before we could make the
   nominations.
   
   If Charles & Dick get back here soon I shall send this by them, if not
   I shall send it by mail.
   
   Some person from Arkansas brought in some very fine Apples here this
   week and sold them at one dollar per dozen. I could not forbear
   getting a half dozen.
   
   {the following added in pencil & very difficult to read}
   
   9th Nov 3oclock PM
   Dick & Charles have not returned & I am compelled to go to the
   Committee room so I have no time for writing any more.
   
   I have not received any letter from any of you yet.
   
                                                         James G. Collier
                                                                         
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   (In possession of Barbara Yancey Dore, Nederland, Tx)