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still there, Two Crow and the other two men came along.  They were coming out to write to you.  Father had a good letter from Frank which I read to them.
  Big Elk has been in trouble.  I told him I would tell you about it.  Last spring he had only one (can't read) so he bought one in time he came out and put in his wheat and went back to put in his corn, when his own pony was taken sick, so sick he had to lead it away from the barn so it could die.
He told me he was just at a stand still and didn't know

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what he was going to do.  He came out to father's Monday and he let him have one of his ponies.  The pony was very (?)and father couldn't well spare it but Big Elk was so pitiful he let him have the use of it till he could get another one.
He wants to buy the material for his house next week and wants to have it all finished by the last of June.  He said he would be through putting in his crops tomorrow  He said it was so hard

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