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would to lie still; if I could only
have waited until the bad weather
came I wouln't have minded
it so much, but the days without
few exceptions, have been lovely
& we have such nice walks all
around the house through the
fields & meadows. I hated to be [illegible]
(Walker has no doubt told you how
I am situated. The people on board
with seem perfectly indifferent as
to whether we are comfortable or not
but with some exertion we manage
to mak eourselves so, nevertheess.
There is a lady here, the wife of Cal
Smith of Georgia, and old class mate
& friend of Mr Anderson, whom I
have made a freind of. She is a
very cultivated, agreeable lady
& I have become fond of her
even in the short time we have
been together. She waited upon
me & missed me while I had