
–poorly continued—head, belly & bladder matters—am sitting here in big chair as usual—Mrs: D over at Phila—Warry down stairs—made my breakfast of toast tea & fresh egg.—pleasant weather—the travel clear—Herbert Gilchrist comes often—Geo: Stafford is better—Harry S is pretty well—has to move—wants to go back to RR employment—You know ab't Kennedys "Dutch Traits of WW" well Horace T has the MS & is to print it in his little paper, next but one—(HT is very active & popular—quite ardent—as you know is very radical & revolutionary in all this business of technical theological & political reform) is permanently assiduous & helpful & friendly to me all along—the one o'clock big whistle just blows 1½ fair debouch f'm water works—first for 20 hours
Jan: 22—noon—Ab't same—dark wet day not very cold—the little Ingersoll book is out I have not seen it but Horace has one & says it is well done printerially & bookishly for that kind of thing—quiet & monotonous with me so far to day no letters—buckwheat cakes & honey for breakfast—pretty fair night last—am writing a little—the printing of the reduced photo on celluloid plate new style (WW 1890 ¾ length in chair) is specially well done—same as y'r large photo—if you want any of these small ones I can supply you—I return herewith JW Wallace's letter to you—the rain & dark seem to be set in for the day—Best physical &c: feelings early evn'g—
Walt Whitman