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Home April ' the 22nd 1860

Dear Cousin

After a more protracted space of time than I had intended I again seat myself to pen a few lines to let you know how we flourish. Weekdays and Sundays have passed I hardly know how, since I received your letter, but this appears to be the first favorable opportunity that has presented itself, for me to reply. I do not remember of anything of importance transpiring in these parts of late, therefore I suppose I shall be execusable if I should fail to write an interesting letter. We are all well at present, and the health in this vicinity as a general thing appears to be tolerably good, there are however a few cases of typhoid fever up about Elma. The mumps have