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her that was Miss Barber. I have for- gotten her address. Do be very careful of yourself; avoid taking cold (you know you take cold easily) use cold water freely, live upon a plain diet (these two last things you can have at your boarding place if you will attend to the matter, say so when you engage it and you know from experience they are indispensably necessary to your health) and do not take the fever and ague if you can help it. Have Josephine careful too. I am very anxious you should both possess good health. Mr. Weaver started yesterday for Hannibal 150 miles up the river (he preaches there Tuesday and Wednesday nights about the middle of each month) so I am alone with Myron, who is confined to the room and to the bed a part of the time with a sore leg; he has had a severe time for four weeks, suffered a great deal of pain all brought on by his thoughtless venturesome nature; had a high fever the first week of his illness; it will be several weeks yet before he will be strong and able