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any day than to have to talk to me of those girls of the Crowny gang. In the first place they dont know any thing and in the second place they are old as the hills and usually wear goggles. They all gush like grammar school girls of about 14 years.

I have got into my favorite topic now: that is running down Crowny's crowd. I could write a whole book on the subject and then not say half I think of the subject. I am mighty glad that I can hear for that one reason if nothing more. I don't have to see any of those antiquated hens every day.

Sunday. Every thing is in a sort of semi-uncertain state here since the 4 of the month. It seems that they have some of the real asiatic cholera here and a quite a lot of it too. Now the question arrises is it going to spread if so, we escape if not we will stay. Of course they come out in the papers and say that there is no danger and all that but I guess we would be full as safe if we were some where else.

And the fact is we may go some where else. and that very sudden, if it continues.

I suppose you will know all about it at home long before this letter arrives there so it wont be any news, if they dont hear of it there dont tell mother or she will only worry about her only son.

We hav'nt decided yet whether we shall go to 
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London or to Munich. At Munich they have next to Paris the best schools in Europe; BUT we dont any of us speak a word of german and the cholera might get there and a fellow told me he had a friend who was kept in quarantine 3 months at Munich the last time they had it here. At all events we will wait and see what turns up. 

In the mean time they have elected Gov. Cleveland pres. of the U.S. and all seem to be glad of it here. I read in a Paris paper last night that they mobbed the Journal office in Boston and had lots of fun in general. Now I wish I was there to see the fun.

I hav'nt a ghost of an idea where I shall write the next letter from whether it will be from Paris or Lynn or Chelsea. but if you direct the letters as usual I will get them anyway. By the way there has'nt a steamer arrived from the U.S. for three days. They must be having beastly weather on the Atlantic. I hav'nt received a single line since I got the ones from you and mother and Sis. I am getting rather anxious to hear some thing to keep my spirits up. They [[read?]] something when I feel as mean as I do just at preasant. I hope you are having lots of fun at home. Have you been out to ride with Mrs. [[Nick?]]? If not why not?  If so why so? Love to all, tell H. to be a good boy and write to me. If he dont he wont hear a blessed word from your loving and dispeptic friend. Write soon dearest as long a letter as your first and only Yours as ever, Ned

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Dont forget to answer these somewhat sickly attempts at letter writing. Yours with heaps of love. Ned.

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