THE LATTER , BY THE WAY/ SEEM TO BE ON THEIR TRAVELS ALL OVEK THE COUNTRY. 

 THE CHINESE MUST 00! 



I HAVE ACTUALLY NOT SEEN THE SECOND VOL. OF THE CALIFORNIA BOTANY 

 YET« HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE CITY TO DO MORE THAN A FEW HASTY ERRANDS 

 SINCE YOU LEFT. EVEN CHRISTMAS DID NOT TAKE US THERE - APART PRO* THE 

 FOX, THE WEATHER WAS UNPROPITIOUS. BUT FOR ALL TH AT 7 THE CHILDREN WERE 

 THE RECI IEOTS OF THE LATEST STYLES OF LOCOMOTION AR KAN CEMENTS: EUGENE 

 GOT A BICYCLE/ WICH HE LEARNED TO BESTRIDE WITHIN A WEEK/ AND THE GIRLS 

 HAVE FEMALE' ' VELOCIPEDE TO CORRESPOND. THE MUD HAS NOT ALLOWED THEM 

 TO ENJOY IT MUCH AS YET / HOWEVER. 



WHEN YOU COME NEXT TIME/ DON'T FAIL TO RECOGNIZE THE HOUSE BECAUSE 

 IT HAS HAD A NEW CRESTING PUT ON. IT IS NOW IN EXACT ACCORD WITH THE 

 PICTURE THAT ROSA HAS OF IT. »E WILL ALSO GIYE YOU THE (HOICE OF TWO 

 ROOMS UP STAIRS/ AS THE "UNFINISHED PART ' * IS To BE FINISHED IN SPRING. 

 THAT / you SEE/ COMES OF HAVING GOTTEN RID OF THAT MORTGAGE! 



REMEMBER ME KINDLY TO GEORGE AND WIFE/ AND BE SURE TO KEEP THAT SAME 

 "R1CHT SIDE UP" FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP OVER THIS WAY. MY WIFE AND THE 

 CHILDREN SEND BEST GREETINGS/ AND THANKS FOR THE STAMPS - ALICE /SO SOON 

 AS »E HEARD I WAS WRITING TO YOU/ SET ABOUT SPEAKING FOR HERSELF! 



YOURS FAITHFULLY 



