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Mother Milo Feb. 23 1854

                                                                                                                   Cedar Grove Feb. 23rd 1854 
My Dear Son   O how it does Storm & Blow. It has snowed all day and the wind has been all the while piling it up the Snow is very deep - we have steady cold weather sometimes very cold ever since the 20th of Dec. except a little rain twice just enough make a sharp crust on the snow.  Eliab had a letter from Uncle Pel. a few days ago they are all well as usual speaking of the weather brought it to my mind
Sam'l called here last monday eve on his way into the woods he has rather a hard time this winter tho he is making money perhaps - & perhaps not for he has to give enormous prices for what he buys. And labor is exceedingly scarce & high. It would seem that every body capable of swinging an ax is off in the woods John Hodgkins was in here said his Charles was going into the woods gets 12 dollars a month. Mr. Rider says that he shall want James as Ellridge is in the woods and Mills is going to Foxcroft to school but that he must stay if we cant get somebody else. I ask'd Mr. H. about George who is now at Hector Sargents he said if Mrs. S. did not conclude to hire him he might come here till Spring opens for 7 dollars a month said he had rather he would work here than anywhere else but talks of taking him to old town with him bye & bye if he can get 12, a month. Said something about his working here all summer if you were going to be at home etc. I was talking with Mr. Livermore about the work here in the spring he is always full of business you know but said if you should have a stout yoke of oxen he should like to change work a good deal - by the way why dont you tell