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  The Wednesday after New Years.

  Remsen Jan. 5. 1853

My Dear, dear Anna,

  Now, it is, that I have first found time to fulfil my promise. Now is the time that I have so long been waiting for, almost with impatience. I did not expect though that it would would be so late before I would begin to write. It is about twenty minutes after seven, and I shal have to hurry a little, or I can write but a very short letter. Perhaps you are writing to me now dear sister, and perhaps you have got your letter all written and placed in the post office. I presume Father and Mother have reached there before this time, and you are having a firs--(forgive me I was going to say firstrate) a very pleasant visit, I meant. I guess now that I have got through perhapsing, I will desend to "matter of fact." One thing I am sure of, is, that I had very poor ink when I began to write, and that I have just got some better. So you must excuse the looks of this sheet. I went to school to day on the crust. It was very good walking, did not sink hardly any. It was was beautiful cold weather, both going and coming, and I suppose it was when we