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Balim might get me an outfit. She said she was hungry. Had not eaten anything since the day before and so I sat out, before her, all I had to eat, and she had too meals between the hour of two o'clock and five and, when she left, she gave me twenty cents. She wore a new hat, saying that she got too near the gas jet with her old one, and set fire to her feather and ruined her hat, so she was obliged to go and get a new one. She inquired after you. She said she had received a letter from you recently. She also said that she had received a letter

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from Sarah, and so last Sunday, when she did not find Tom at home, she went right on out to Archie's. It was three in the afternoon when she got there and said that she had no breakfast or dinner. So they, Mrs Laurie, sat out a bountiful dinner for her and she ate immensely and stayed until seven and, before going, she ate hartily again. Mrs. L. and Sarah lost no opportunity of giving her advice, but I don't know whether it will be like bread cast upon the waters, gathered after many days or not. Time alone will tell. She told Sarah she had a new costume when she left last

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night or eve. She said she was going to the East End and maybe, to market. Sarah asked her to come and live with them if she would not live with Mother. Jen is going to her room tomorrow night to get the guitars.

I am glad to learn of your getting fat and enjoying life and may God guide and direct all your footsteps and take care of you.

I too am glad to hear of Aunt Maggie's improved health and hope her trip to Pittsburgh may lead to her recovery.

I have received the, Oct. number of Ladies Home Journals and think Katie might subscribe for me

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this year as she enjoys the reading of them more than I do. But she did not propose doing so yesterday, although, I told her that was my last number and, besides, I read your letter to her on the subject. She once told me, last year, that she was going to sub. If you had not have done so, I can read all your letters and scraps of paper you used in writing to me on. I also delivered your message of love to Mrs. Witt. She was pleased and thanked you for it. She gives me some things almost every day. Today, a large dish of custard and the day before, a fish. I, sometimes, have something for her today. I gave

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her two apples that would weigh more than one lb., a piece that my grocery man brought me. She has a large company to dinner from the Redinger Family today and expects Mr. Witt home from his hunting trip and she is in very good spirits and has her house all in apple pie order. The weather today is dark and gloomy and cool with a drizzling rain.

Can you read my writing, as I only care so that you can as I write in a hurry and am very careless? I don't understand how you could think you had caused my failing eyesight. As it is, my age