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Fairfax, Ok.
Jan. 31, 1917.

My dear M,

Yesterday I received Mrs. Parson's letter telling me of Mrs. Pellew's funeral and what happened to you by attending. While it is a good thing to show sympathy to those who are bereaved and to do what you can to comfort them, it is also a good thing to consider one's own health and keep it in good condition so that work can be done without distress. You know you cannot walk as much as you used to and it is folly for you to undertake such long walks. I hop you will soon recover from the trouble. 

Yesterday was a beautiful day, the song birds were singing as joyfully as on a spring day. Today it is cold and cloudy and the hills are gray with the fine snow that is blowing. I hope the birds are comfortable in their nests. Early yesterday morning my host and I went to Pawhuska. He was going on business and as I had nothing important on hand I accepted his invitation to go. The morning was a little chilly but by noon it was as warm as a summer day. It was a beautiful drive and the little Ford rode comfortably. I sat with Mon-in'-ka-mon-in in the back seat. This was arranged by my host so as to give me opportunity to talk with the old man but I might as well have talked to a fresh water mussel that is his wa-zho'-i-ga-ra, or what Swanton would call his "totem." I think that Saucy-Calf was right in his characterization of the man as one who has not the gift to grasp the