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Rh He sleeps in an office, where I called twice to see him. Now, he creeps out a little; but there never was any disease so fully up to and really capable of, taking the entire pith out of a man as this same chills and fever. I could not refuse the sad victim of such rough handling the blessing of a warm meal, at any hour of day or night. Now, if ever, it is hard upon me to do it heartily. I am so cold, COLD; it seems as though my blood was frozen. Neither day nor night have I been warm this week. But we must paper out the cold wind—colder than any known to the. oldest inhabitant.

Little Daisy keeps in bed. She does not seem very sick. Perhaps 'tis the weather. My heart almost fails me; but it won't do; everybody will freeze if these papers are not put on, two or three thicknesses. One can have no idea how much good they do, till they live in a "shake" cabin. My paste is used up. Two bricks are on the top of the stove, heating, to place as sentinels at the feet of my patients, to keep the wind out. The Lieut, is on hand, cheerful, careful for us all. I am tired; and by the great fire which he has kin-