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the sons and daughters of the women belonging to the ^[[?? of the]] mother of the groom are called together and they go to its woods together before sunrise and gather wood and each person carries a load on his back and they carry it to the house of the girls parents. In this progression two flags are carried as in the other processions, one at the head and the other at the rear end making a pretty sight. When the wood is delivered the father of the girl sells a horse and out of its proceeds buys provisions to make a feast to the wood carriers. Nowadays the wood carriers go to the house of the girls parents with small gifts such as calico and blankets and other small gifts and the father sells a horse and divides the money among the wood carriers sending a [[??Thoka??]] to do this.

I am very glad that Mrs. C. has so friendly a feeling toward you.
It is very hot this morning and the sweat send down my [[??hand??]] as I write after it.