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after her 4th of July visit of three days
at home. I conducted her safely
and reached N. Y. by 10 o'clock the
same night. Yesterday morning I left
N. Y. for this place - when I got
to Elizabethtown to my chagrin I found
the cars would not go for 7 hours!
Another chap was caught in the same
trap so we became acquainted —
E. is the dullest town on Earth.
We visited Gen Scott's house & then
whiled away the time in smoking,
reading, drinking cool drinks, and
saying devilish smart things. We got
to Easton (the terminus of the railroad) at
9 1/2 & the cursed little stage for
this place was full. I slept
there -- and taking a Rockaway
at 5 1/2 this morning got here in
three hours and found dear
Mother and all the rest well
& delighted to see me.

I was tired & preferred to do some
writing to joining them in a drive
to one of the neighboring towns this
afternoon where Mother, Aunt Mary,
G. V. & the two boys have gone under
the charge of Mr. Longnecker. Flora
stayed at home as usual.