Monday Jan. 25th 1858.

               Dear Lisa [?],
                             I received your letter and was glad to
hear from you.  I should have written sooner but something hindered me
every time I thought of it.  I commenced one the next day but I did
not have any time to write it off and it got rubbed out.  We are all
as well as common but her [?] she has a swelling on her leg a little
ways from her knee.  It has been so that she could hardly walk but it
is some better now.
   I made my hood a little while after you went home and like it very
much.  I have got my mittens done and have worn them five or six times
I had some trouble in getting the thumb in the first one but in the
second it went very well.  Have you got yours done yet or your scarf
or your cloak done yet.  I go to school now and like it very much.
   Tell Alice I have not got that paper yet she was going to send one
[here the word "yet" is written again and crossed out].
   I was glad to hear that you got home as swift [?] as you did and
that Eddy's burns were better.  I have got a new dress and I will send
you a peace [sic] of it.  Tell Tain that Ma wants to know what she
thinks about getting us an all wool delain [?] dress, she wants you to
write in your next letter she says she thinks they will be pretty for
us any time of the year.
   They continue thier [sic] meetings yet.  We have had very pleasant
days and evenings but it rained this morning and made it very muddy.
Ma has been washing to day and I have been to school.  The first
grammer [sic] class have to write compositions but I am in the second
class and so I dont [sic] have to write them.  Mr. Lewis the teacher
dont [sic] think the second class have studied grammer [sic] long
enough.  I wish that you could [would?] send those verses that you
composed for I want to read them.  We heard that you talked of coming
up here and were glad to hear such good news.  Ma says she wishes you
would come for we did not have hardly any visit before and Eddys [sic]
getting burned so that you could not go any where and take him.  She
says if Edward lieks [?] [garbled] she dont [sic] see any thing to
hinder your coming.  Give our love to all the good folks and give Eddy
a good big kiss for the one he sent me.  Write just as soon as you get
this and write if you are coming out and when.
   Tell Eddy we are much obliged for the      Good bye.
   letter he sent us.                                Libby.
       Ma is going to send some cloth for Eddy
       some exprous [?]

dont [sic] think the second class have