Show Whittlers Health Xot Good Specialto THE HERALD Examiner Dispatch OAK KNOLL DANVERS Dec HThe poetWhittier whose eightythird birthday falls Wednesday next bas not been in the best of health of late and feels hardly equal to the task of receiving friends on his anniversary anni-versary He came to Oak Knoll Thursday and will probably remain here during the remainder of the cold season To a friend be has written the following letter In answer to your inquiry I would say 1 expect to pass the 17th in Danvers but my recent illness will probably prevent me from doing so It would be a great satisfaction 2 satis-faction to be able to meet all who remember me on my birthday but my strength is hardly equal to the fatigue and excitement of a general reception My friends may be assured that present or absent they will be remembered on this occasion Yours truly JonN G WHITTIER AJIESBUKV Dec 10 |