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  12 Feb. 1868 O Walt

i have just got your letter i thought it was a goner but it has come all safe with the 2 doller i got the letter of last thursday Walter and the one i neglected to speak of of some time ago of a friday so i have not missed any the last weeks one i liked its giving a description of how you spent your time) and i got the franklyn almanack but i have not got the papers you spoke off to day but probably shall get them to morrow the carrier seems very Obliging i gave him the 50 cts for new year and last week i gave him 25 cts as he had brought me a number of books and the almanac its a real good one much better than the tribune one so i think i will make out for almanacks this year mary hasent come yet the weather has been very bad indeed so i think she could not have got here last sunday was awfull Edd went to church but had sence enoughf to come home before dark he fell twice but only wet him it dident hurt him i see in the eagle monday there was 7 women all down at once in orange st sunday night came from Beechers church it was very bad indeed toward evening who should come here but Emma price she said she come out from the clouds she came from mrs Wells s but she   had a pretty bad time of it she missed her way and got way up to mrs blacks so when she got here it was almost night she had on rubber boots but had gone over the tops in water so she took it off and dried her feet and had to go back she said mrs wells would be uneasy about her if she dident go back) i felt uneasy very after she went and i see how very bad it was but i suppose she got safe as i have not heard any thing her mother is not as well as she has been has spells of her old complaint

i have had two letters from Matt since the one i sent to you the first she seemed quite homesick the next she is quite contented they have got a house at last from the 1 of march 7 rooms for 65 dolle per month had to take it for two years or not have it matt says Jeff is glad they come he is very tired of hotell life this house is out of the thick part of the city matt says the children is very much pleased the boarders makes very much of sis she tells them all about her grandma and her uncles she says they think the water dont agree with them in the morning when they first get up they often all vomit at once she is very carefull about their diet she says) George is to camden yet i dont think he will be home till the last of the month i went down Walt and got the money order cashed in a day or two after i recieved it) i am feeling as well as usual) O i like to forgot matt says they got your letter and was so glad that you must write as often as you can and she will write to you so no more at present Walter dear) so your writing again leaves of grass well if it dont hurt you i am glad