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is encouraging - He advises my doing nothing now but hammer on these two Salon pictures. I feel sure of getting one in, and shall be down in the month if thrown. 
My friend Murray comes in every day to see me. He is a fine fellow, wish you could know him. He came up today dressed in cordury, and I envied him. It is a great saving in ordinary clothes, and if I had not determined that I should not wear Corderryo long hair do in Paris. 
I enclose Geo. W. Mcfersons letter to me - you will see that there is no encouragement to be gotten from that note - The old man second to be mider the impression that he meant to pay ---
Commins called last night and was much astonished by my recent work, He thinks far ahead of the Buffalo work, and the Mother and Child called forth sincere praise. It is a picture, I dream of before it at all hours. I hardly see how the Salon can refuse it. Ahem
How could they throw away a gem - You would like the baby, It is a beauty I can stop its crying -- it says "aea yoo tee" and looks intelligent when I pay it some attention - It is a boy, the mother is a poor woman - already has about twenty children fosnig in lario and the latal six months old is starting to hose. 
Mien Gammeons plate's are in the music room writer's desk ---