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the birds I heard the squabble & went out a jay was chasing the robin & picking him for all he was worth & the poor robin was scart [[scared]] & trying to get away, which he did after I appeared, but all of the little birds were excited. the two birds went for their nests, as they were both setting. I see a Golden robin flying around in the top of our pine tree, & another one I hear calling for a mate. so I guess summer is here sure. Sarah Porter the oldest person in town has died. 94 yrs old. I was afraid she was going to live as long as her grandmother did. I wanted to board with her mother. (Mace Gays family). Well what do you know after I went up stairs to bed who should walk in on Pa but Ace Sylvester he had been gone three years & the towns people thought that they were rid of him. but Joe died & so he is back, to bad, he works on Pa's sympathy. Ma