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the warmest of the season. It is a wonder to me that he arrived in as good shape as he did. We had a pretty rough time at first as the Dr. was away "as usual he says." Mrs Chandler had been complaining all the morning & noon of the 9th and was really scarcely able to be about. Immediately after dinner unclear was obliged to leave Lizzie (he has taken care of her when I have been in the office, and as stated the Dr was absence. You may possibly imagine the condition I was in to grapple with so serious a case. My wife you know is very nervous indeed and I dreaded to tell her, but she bore the news very well after about five or ten minutes. Russell returned almost twenty minutes after I commenced to work over Mr C. and I can assure you that I was very happy to turn the patient over to him (R.). Mr Cs hand arm shoulder and side were swollen gravely for a few days but now he is fairly improved and I hope by the end of the week he will be in shape to ride out. I do not know but I've written you all this story before. I am so horribly busy and