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But that is past now. Dr P. can work his own way Mrs Preston is beyond earthly judges now. And she died with the weight of that information charge added to her life already full of bitterness. Poor poor wronged woman. Col Obrien is a man & has a wife and I should think for her sake, & his mothers, that he would have some respect for other women.

I shall not write anymore to thee about this. I [[strikethrough]] [[kn?]] [[/strikethrough]] believe thee & all if you will do right. I trust you fully I ask if your please to allow me to teach in my school all ^[[insertion]] the Col'd Children [[/insertion]] that want to come in outside of Camp. I will not take any I cannot do justice to. I go all over Camp often and nudge them coming. I can keep up the interest & credit of teaching if Col Obrien does not stand in my way. Please do not allow him to open boxes marked in my name He might as well open my trunk, Sister & the Home folks are going to send me