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your letter was cheery it seemed so much like you I pity Sid in his task to beat something into that young one she does not take to Ma Stoughton January 28th 1937 Dear Folks Your letter has just arrived together with all the water departments rates, four of them , so will send them along. I came down with my first cold this week, after soaking my feet & rubbing my nose well with vicks [[Vicks]] I took two stones to bed with me & sweat all night. I felt sleepy to day so laid down on my couch, where Mrs Barry covered me up well & it is just eleven o'clock now I have been asleep so that now, I feel pretty much like my self, a little feverish once in a while but aside from my nose running guess I am all right no sneezing or cough, I like my Vicks Vapor rub for driving off a cold & so does Mrs Barry. Mystic called me up yesterday she still likes her place, very much, it gives the woman a chance to go so guess they will just up [[put]] with her even if she is such a talker & I dont think she has much work to do so that will suit Mystic. Mamie Kate has lost her Emily & she is alone so she wanted her cousin to visit her not to tell her troubles it seems she is going to go it alone for a while. She has a woman to come and do the cleaning always & Eldon gets his own breakfast is not