My Dear Wife,
I went to town yesterday and found you letter waiting for me. I was so glad to get it and find out you arived all safe. I had thought about you a good deal and wondered what you would do, if George shouldn't meet you. It seems as though you have been gone an awful long time already, I now hear that you are thinking about staying 3 weeks. I am sure I don't know how I will stand it. I came to very near freezing the first two nights. Had to get the feather bed down and think now I shall be able to live

though it unless we have an unseen cold snap. I don't know if I shall come down and come home with you, unless something lucky happens.Some rich Uncle dies and leaves me a few dimes, or I can find some hidden treasure, I can't sell any Potatoes and so cna't get any money. So you see, I am in a fix. I might prehaps borrow some but don't hardly think it best. I would like first rate to go, if I can manage if anyway I will come next week Saturday. I will write so you can get the letter next Thursady. Now my Dear, I have a little bit of news to tell you. Something quite unexpected has happened, that is I did not think it would happen so soon. I knew it was expect but nevertheless, I was surprised. I guess you will be too. Most everybody

else was, now thne you must be getting anxious and so I will tell you.We we have got a new comer in the neighborhood, Mrs Douglafs has got a baby, a girl, it was born Monday night about two o'clock. Ed came over just before dark and gave me warning to be prepared to be called out to go for the Doctor and sure enough about 10 o'clock he came and away I went for the Doctor and brought him back in the buggy with me by 11 o'clock. I was in there yesterday and saw the new comer. It's what I call a nice little baby, weighs 7 lbs Mrs Douglafs is getting along nicely, she intended to have washed Monday but got fooled completely. She has a widdow Lady helping her this week, a sister of Miss Tracy, next week Sarah Tracy comes. This lady and Mrs. Hedges were with her Monday night. She is very anxious

to have you come home, so as to come and see her. I have been after lumber today and it makes me fell rather dumfish to night, not much like writing. But I want to get this off to morrow so you can get it Saturday. I shall go for lumber again Saturday if it don't storm. We bought that Hay of Buckly and have got it home it was a capital good bargain. There was over three ton and we got it for $22. I wish I had my (Precious Wife and Baby) with me tonight. I like them ever so much and shall be ever so glad when they get home again. No More tonight. Elsie for her Pa Pa. Remember me to all I will come out for you if I can