
i thought i would just write a few lines and send you marys letter it would be so long to wait till next week i dident hardly know how to spare the envelope i have been looking over my stock and i find i have got three more i suppose you have got my letter to day in answer to yours of sunday last) i am feeling pretty well yesterday i dident feel very well but to day i feel as well as usual poor aunt fanny all her savings and money will not avail her anything we had a real snow storm here this morning but it is cleared off now i have not heard from George since he went away so i suppose he is well and wont come now till the first of the month

we had a visit yesterday from mr Brown of portland ave he was very clever looks about the same only better i think he has been out of work for a long time he says he has had some money from england that he had expected for a long time and it come very acceptable and willy and charlee works) i have had no more word from matty or hanny or any body but this of marys i dont know what i should doo if it wasent for letters i read the trial in the stars paper i was glad Johnson was acquitted i think it was right i dont seem to have much to write Walter dear this time but if you get any thing from england as you expected i want to see it if you get more than one
your mother L Wi hope you are well walter