
i write a few lines
to say i received your letter yesterday
and papers and the letter and graphic
on saturday the pictures in the graphic
is very good and very solem some of
them)
but the hudson river horror
is awful in the extreme it is enoughf to make
one shudder) i am better of my cold
but are quite lame it seems as if the pain
and lameness is all settled in my left knee
i can walk rather better this morning
but yesterday i was quite bad but i
think it will be better in a day or two
i have had a weakness in my right
hand and wrist you can see by my
writing it looks some like yours walt
when your thumb was so bad how
is your thumb joint is it better or dont
you think about it
george was home
last saturday stayed till monday
the weather was so cold he dident go
back till monday) we are looking for
matt
this week or next i hope this will
find you well walter dear
O i must tell you i got a letter from Charley Heyde yesterday it certainly was the best i think he ever wrote he always when he writes to me begins with mrs whitman this was commenced with dear mother whitman he said han had two letters from walt and by what he said she was pretty well i thought to myself when i read his letter has charley heyde got relegion it was so different from his former letters probably the next will be the old stile good bie walter dear write to me as often as you can i have no reason to complain of you though
edd is quite good and helps me all he can