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had searched through [[underlined]]hell[[/underlined]] she couldn't found a better mate" he carried him through his last years of life. So you see the lame + lazy are provided for. This is a funny world I am something of a fatalist. I wonder what the next world will be sometimes I am longing to find out. there is where all of my buried treasures lie. But we have to wait our times. The wind has gone down with the sun + its not very cold we go to roost early + need no extra fire to night. I never go to sleep untill [[until]] nine or ten any night but get sick of sitting up all alone the days are long enough. I get up by six or half past to warm up the house. I suppose by this time Mrs C is saying goodbye to her folks + will be with you tomorrow. Well I will go down now to the box before its dark with this letter has the babie [[baby]] been satisfied with her Xmas?
Ma

PS Maude + Ralph have just been here +  Frona [[?]] Wayland she stayed a long time. Pa skedadled up stairs + staid [[stayed]] while they were here. he came down + is eating now another supper. I am going now to take a bath + go up stairs to bed. He wont take his fig syrup to night 
Ma PS he liked his candy + his very mild today
Ro alp [[Ralph]] + Maude sum natural they say Anna, Worts [[?]] wife has old fashioned consumpsion [[?]] they heard that family always die of that disease. Ma

Transcription Notes:
I think the name is "Frona Wayland as well." Consumption*