CaryNorman18650119_001

Andover Jan. 13 1865

After the lapse of one week & a half
my dear Sister I snatch a few moments to write
you a few lines. Since I last wrote we have
had some of the coldest weather I evere experienced.

In your letter of the 8th inst. & rec'd on the 10th, you
say the girls are all grumbling. I suppose in
Philade the thermometer stood at about zero or
perhaps a little below it. Will you please tell
the young ladies with my complements that
on that day I only wished I could get in a house
that was so nearly airtight as yours. But this is
one of the digressions for which Mr. Gough is
so famous. Sunday morning I awakened at
the usual time but when I put my head out
of bed I concluded that I would not go to church
that morning. Before making a fire the thermo-
meter was about 15 above zero in my room. The
thermometer outside of my window was 7 below
zero. Seymour went to church but when he returned
he said he would not go to church in the after-
noon on any consideration. He ran all the way home