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Continue easier & freer from the former afflictions—only extremely weak (but not so bad as ten days ago)—bowel action to-day—am sitting up (get up ab't 9 & take a partial bath—Ed makes a good fire all warm first)—perfect day, sunny, promising fine for to-morrow Christmas—I have just written a little (poem) piece & send it off to the Critic tonight—Of course I will send it to you soon as it is printed—(a bit of a new tack, this time, something of the Dick Deadeye turn)—Yours came this mn'g & was welcome—I enclose a cheery letter from Ernest Rhys—it has done me good—Happy New Years to you, Mrs: B & all the childer—

Walt Whitman