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will give you little trouble after
she has completed her third
month. She appears to be very
much like our Mary was as a
little baby. I expect you bear
the constant nursing of your babe
more patiently than I did. I used
to think it more tiresome than doing
a hard days work. We rather expect
to have our house cleaning done this
week if we can get a man to whitewash.
The Professor is too much engaged
this season to attend to that part
of the work and I expect to have
Mrs. Lelansky to clean paint, windows
&c. I could not do it all myself very
well with Mary about. I shall
have my hands full enough with