
i have received your letter to day wensday i dident get it yesterday but it come all right to day with the 2 dollars) we have all lived through the 4th and the hot weather has been very exausting but the nights has been quite comfortable so we have all got along so far george hasent much to doo just now they have got down with the main as far as the entrance of the tunnel and the stones has to be got out before they can lay any more pipe so he goes down two or three times in the course of the day but not to work he is pretty well dont as yet have any erasyplis i hope he wont he dont favor himself any when there is work they have had considerable trouble with the first pipe that was laid before he commenced with their leaking mr Lane makes strait for george Jeff says george needent be uneasy about being discharged as long as lane is there)

we have got a jew family below at present they keep tobacco and segars he is a tailor works in new york they are from savannah they are very clever to me and clean talk duch all the time have got a nice little girl about hatties size the people up stairs is as clever as they can be but there is so many children that its a continual going up and down) but you know walt there must be something so we ll be thankfull its no worse) walt did you see harpers last sunday i dont know when i have had such a hearty laughf as i did to see Dr. chace giving the sick demecrat his medicine they seem to have a hard time to new york to day i suppos Dr chase will be trotted out i was in hopes there would not be any change in your place but we must take things as they come no more this time walter dear) my hand is letter lame that the letter is wrote quite bad give my love to mr an mrs oconor and litle Jinne
good by walter dear