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and poor man at his age he will not get shut of it. But I dont care. I suppose [[strikethrough]] they will [[/strikethrough]] like white folks they will divide & redivide in their churches, till the end of time. The old Fogies can't keep up. So we get the schoolhouse. tis no matter. Our school is composed of good material, and shall be, & I think [[underlined]] is [[/underlined]] being a success. Tis a pity they should concentrate their little money. I have wished that Slubies set had the lumber, the schoolhouse would go up then. But I think now tis [[?]] for Bowman to have it. For when it once gets up, we will have a school house alone. For their number is so small & on the decrease that they will