dinner) with a wire enclosed he got from Hamilton saying his father was very sick with pleurisy went for a walk to White Park, it is nice. has one section all filled hindreds of different kinds of cactus. mailed some more Xmas Cards. 32 now to date

Dec 21st. Cooler this morning white frost they say, but bright & sunny, got a Letter from Fred Bell. they are all well in Pasadena. Took a walk up 6th as far as Pine syttreet to see if the housewe were looking was rented. it was. so we came back down 7th street it is a very nce street. wrote some more