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west are usually on time, or nearly so, but from the east they are after several hours late. I suppose it is on account of the heavy snow. How is mother? it is over six weeks now since she was hurt. I hope she will be able to get into the sitting room this week. I have a shadow of a hope that we shall get a letter this afternoon but I hardly expect one. I will keep this letter till morning so I can tell how Wm. is then. It is very pleasant and bright but rather cold. This morning about sunrise it was 2 above zero - yesterday 17 above and day before 2 below. We have good sleighing. Wed. morn. Mr. B. is going to the P.O. pretty soon and I will send this. Wm. is pretty comfortable. He is not up yet. I think he is about over the diarrhea, and is getting better of the asthma slowly. My shadow of a hope