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She was sick for only two days-pneumonia. Your boxes arrived at the Museum this morning and Mr. Bryant will bring the chair out to-night in his [[underlined]]car[[/underlined]]! It will be the first time he's been near us since you left. Hasn't even called up.

This poem was supposed to be in the Xmas box but arrived too late. You know Mrs. Rutledge made the cookies.

Of all the things that can happen in this neighborhood! This is funny for a change. I thought I heard a knocking or thumping at the back door so I opened it and in walked a [[underlined]]goat[[/underlined]]! A big fat [[underlined]]Billy goat[[/underlined]] too! I ran and he ran after me and luckily the milk man just came in time and caught him and tied him up. I believe the old thing had a heat on, he acted like it. But how the milk man did laugh!

Well, I was afraid to keep it tied up because I felt sure I'd be accused of stealing it and it made such a racket so I leaned way over the porch and cut the rope and then