
here we are with another
awfull snow storm it is awful in the extreme
and jeff
has just started for the perbasco
region
matt
was going with him and
going on to philadelpha to masons to stay
till saturday but the storm was so very bad
that jeffy thought she had better not go she
had her hat and all on ready they were
to go yesterday but it stormed so they put
it off till to day and its worse yet matt wants
to go very much i was willing she should
go but i would have had a pretty hard
time with dooing the work and davis to cook for
with my lame arm duty
had the croup last
night not very bad but matty thought if
she had it and she was gone i would be
so frightened she concluded to take her
and the storm so bad i thought it was endangering
the childs life but they dident go it was bad enoughf
for Jeff) i dont think george can come up
to day he came up yesterday in the cars it
is very bad to get here after you get out
of the cars its awful looking place any how
i beleeve their is dissatisfaction amongst the
commisioners so many men to work
Jeff is pleased with his visit to washington
he likes the Oconors very much says he
spent a very agreable evening there
we are very much pleased with mr
Heydes present to you the scenery is
beautiful Jeff told me how near you
come to upset all the sympathy between
you and your brother in law) you speak
about sending the papers Walt but i think
it would not be worth while
once in a while
i see the tribune
i dont get very much
time between georges coming up every day
and the children up here nearly all the time
but i like so to read the speakery in the house
i read Chandlers speech and i generally see
the sunday paper davis takes the times every
day but he is so queer about it leaves it
over to the office
Jeff says for to not ask him for
it i got your letter walt yesterday with
the 5 dollars i feel Walt sometimes as if you
was too liberall with me but its all i have except
sometimes 15 or 20 cents and i pay the rent too one
month Jeff only charged me 5 dollar matty says
he has to pay just the same as they did before
they took the long room Jeff is very kind to
me i wonder sometimes he is for every little
thing is told him even to burning a little wood
when i ought to burn coal but i let every thing slide
along but i think matty gets better) but we get along pretty well
my arm is about the same no worse nor much better
take all the comfort you can walt
the wind is this side of the house and its almost impossible to keep warm