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about the aspect of affairs there than I can, and I will try to hope with you, that a brighter day is dawning. Mr. Mast takes the Semi Weekly Times, and from that, I get my news. It represents the delay of civil war occasioned only by the extreme cold, and that so soon as it becomes a little milder, we must look for war. What does the Tribune say in regard to the President's last message to the people of Kansas? Does it not sound a little like aiding the Missourians? It is a long, long time since I have heard from Elizabeth. Do you ever receive any letters from her? If so, please tell me in you next the last news. It seems very strange that she does unclear my letters. I shall try to write to her today and to John and Robert, this morning I have devoted to letter writing and I mean it shall be well unclear. But I must not write very long letters. My health continues very good. It is snowing quite hard just now and we hope for more sleighing. The snow has not been very deep and this week has been so warm that the sleighing seemed