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----rements Paulina -------- more natural talent for music, but she has not the
aplication that Ma-- ---s. All the children is sadly disappointed that you do
not come home until next fall. Theodora says she wishes uncle Dore would
would come along she wants to see him for nothing but to see his face to
see what he looks like. She is growing tall and delicate in frame She is the image
---her mother with one exception her eyes are keen and expressive her mothers
-----know are lanquishing Liza met with an accident in Christmas holady
---and Dora went to make a visit to Mr Woodses who lives at Chinn place they
---attacted by a very bad dog, he seased Liz by the leg and tore it shockinly
------ssed it. It is almost well now I forgot to speak of Paulina in the
proper place. She grows faster than either of the children she is half a head
taler than Mary notwithstanding her health appears not so good as the other
sisters, but more sprightly and wild than either of them and perfectly
amiable, her wayes remind me of her Aunt Mary. Little Anna is a
splendid child she is desidedly the largest of all Roberts children she is
every thing that heart could wish except her upper lip I have told you
before. It will be opprated on next summer. I wrote to you in the fall
expecting it to meete you in Washington. Mr Ficklin directed it to the care of the
Secretary of the Navy I therein informed you of Bobs bad health. He is now
well after having the chils and fever for three months I cannot
say any thing to you that can interest you relative to the place as all
---- is striped of its beauty. How different when you left us it was
----the month of flowers. Mary Jane her husband and Sallys daug-
--visited us last May. Sarah Elizabeth is her name but she is always
cauled daught. she will be a handsomer young lady than her sister Fan-
ny she is now as tall as I am and the most slender being I ever saw of her
--. Mary Jane I think cannot live long her health is so bad Mr Frost
determined to have M.J. property in his hands. Robert will give it to county court
---March and wash his hands of the whole concern he has been treated badly by Frost