
i feel as if i must
write a few lines
every time i get a
letter i cant feel satisfied untill i
write sometimes i think its real
foolish to write every week but
if i dont it seems as if i had something
to doo that i had neglected my wrist
hurts me so bad i have got Jeffs gold
pen i dident know but it would
help me along but iam so afraid of
injuring it that i dont know as it
will doo me much good) i got your
letter Walt and money to day all right
it is very warm here now for the
time of year but very muddy i
never go out any where except around
the door i am midling well sometimes
i think im real sick but it goes over
i have been troubled with a pain in my
side i have had a mustard plaister on
part of the time i thought it helpt me some
but i feel my age more this winter
than i ever did before of course im older
but i seem to be so tired every day the
children annoy me very much there is
no time to read nor any quiet they almost
live up stairs i like them of course but
i get very tired of them they are very wild
and noisy matty has no help at present
but is to have a colored girl on monday
they expect the masons here next week to
make a visit) george was up to day as usual
he seldom misses he comes up in the lumber
waggon he has put his houses in an agents
hands to sell he says he feels real poor
they owe considerable but if they sell i suppose
they will come out square and not much more
every thing is so costly the plumbing and painting
and they pay the most of the men 3 ½ dollars per day
walt you may laughf at this figure three it
looks a little like a comic picture i cant help
but laughf myself O walt i got the
almanacks
i have been trying to get one
ever since new year s i sent by Jeff and
matt and george so many times i told
them at last i was going to send to washington
i wanted to see about the moon and the sun
rising and all) i am going to try to write a letter
to mary i expect she thinks we have all forgotten
her as to han
i dont know as i shall ever get
a letter from her i will try to write to
her before long) write walt how you like
your new boarding house
and O the poor
soldiers i doo so hope that poor fellow will live
it is so sad to suffer so much)
i think walt Jeffs
visit yes it has done him good