I am glad you and Daisy had such a good time over Huck Finn. I wish I had another book like it ready for you.

Some young ladiesⒶemendation school teachers—called on Mr. Cable & me yesterday afternoon, and they wanted to see my family. And I showed them the pictures and they were very complimentary about the group, but they said they thought Jean must be a rascal. So she is; Jean is a very attractive rascal and a very good rascal too.

The thermometer has been ridiculousⒶemendation for fully ten days now away down below zero all day and all night long. And this in a country where the only heating apparatus known is an air tight stove. Dreadful things they are. My windows yesterday commandedⒶemendation a principal street, but during the entire day I did not see a woman or a girl out of doors. Only men ventured out and very few of those. Yet at night the opera house was full of people come out partly to hear us & partly to get their noses frozen off I suppose.

I am very sorry to hear that Miss Corey & Miss Foote are sick. I hope you & mamma & the rest of you will manage to make out with colds, and not go any further with that sort of thing.