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that he was surely coming to get him to shut him up. he is bad enough to manage now. without my putting anything into his head. he is only diseased in head, not in body & that there is no remedy for. time will finish the job, but we cant tell when it will take place. his veins swell out to bursting at times, but I dont know how much worrying would tend to shorten ones life. he certainly has done enough of that. he is hiding up in his sly way now some where & says its most time now. if it isnt uncanny what would one call it. time must drag on his hands, but his mind is active. he says he knows too much & that I am the fool.

This is very still no air is stirring, perhaps its a weather breeder we dont need any extra heat to keep warm. I presume you are just getting home from a ride some where about this time. Mary Toomey has just gone off with her chum Addie for her Sunday afternoon ride she is lucky to be in with them they go off riding every Sunday. her mother has been very sick this winter according to Myrtie. I dont see her Uncle Dennis out this cold weather the Toomeys take good ease of themselves always they are tender, Nellie has taken the best of care of them always done for & waited on them by inches. who will care for the other family of brothers not Mary she is too selfish.

Ma

Ralph & Maude have just left they went for a long ride to the shore Nantasket & came here when they got back Pa was crazy after they left but he has calmed down no a bit easily excited Ma