Viewing page 15 of 54

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

[[note]] 12 Yrs. [[/note]]

Nice, Nov.15, 1868.  w set

My dear Mother:

My last letter informed you of our arrival in Nice early last month, and posted you up as to our movements since we left Luchon, our last halting place in the mountains.

Since we have been here the baby has been always more or less unwell, with diarrhea etc,- connected. I suppose, with teething, as his four last teeth have yet their way to make. But I hope that once these hidden enemies quieted by coming to the light, he will make good progress.  Mary also has been poorly. I suppose there is some quality in this Nice climate which is particularly exciting and worrying to her, as it is to many persons. At any rate, whatever may be the cause, she has been very miserable,-every thing worries her-the baby's health, and my own, makes her very unhappy, although there is no reason for any anxiety in respect to the baby or myself. I am better: I think I struck at the root of my trouble when I discontinued smoking. Since that memorable deed my attacks of vertigo have been less severe and less frequent, and, with continued care, I dare say I shall get all right again in good time. Emily is very well, and so is John,-who has begun to go to school this winter.

He goes to a small school kept by an English clergymen at Nice, who is a very nice man, and his wife a very kind, motherly and ladylike woman. The boy is very happy, and is much liked by his teachers and his companions, and he is making progress in his studies, including Latin, Euclid and Algebra which he has begun to study within a day or two. He goes to school 8 1/2 every morning, and he is in school until 1 1/2, (exclusive of recess of 1/2 hour;) then he dines at 2 o'cl with the boys and maters, and plays until 4 1/2 at football, cricket &c &c, and then comes home to study for the morrow's recitations, to