
The Dutch piece is all right, coming out in time; Clement is all right—a man—but very timid & slow in pushing the piece.
I write little bits ("jottings") &c every week for the paper. Have had some bad nervous set-backs since I came home from the West—over-pressure of work. But have got more help now & guess will be all right in future. Squirrels are going it in the hickories like Jehu this morn'g. Trowbridge still in Europe.
