Tuesday was a very disagreeable day, raining and icing by spells and that night it began to snow; the snow was by Wednesday Eve, in the woods about nine inches with about an inch under the snow; the last three or four days it has been thawing gradually but there is a great deal of snow on the ground yet, it has not been so very cold since the storm but cloudy all the time for twelve days so that it could not thaw, I don't think we have seen the sun for three hours at a time that length of time; if the snow goes off gradually as it has the appearance of now it will help the wells and watercourses which are needing recruit sadly, both our wells here have been so near dry that we had to carry water from the slough well for cooking. We are all in usual health, myself especially.  I grow healthier, fleshier every day; Stuart's have a young daughter; it was born Monday the 7th before the election.  Jennie is quite smart, sat up all day today; they both seem quite well pleased with the edition to their family.  I am not surprised, are you?  Austins folks and Aunt Sarah's are well, Margery is well; Ross and Jennie were here Tuesday night. Well the great day of all days to our government has passed, and victorious beyond all hopes is the result; the people themselves have said this government shall not perish by traitorous hands; and this dicission victory, peace we believe, for to the instigators of this unholy manslaughter there is certainly no hope of success;  We expect to hear great
