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Stoughton Dec 15th 1932

Dear Doris
This is our first sunny day, but the wind is chilly + cold.  the sun melts the ice + it is not bad walking.

I have just been down town + ordered things to be brought up at the BPM.  no more lugging things home for me.

I stopped to Alices + her cousin said she was teaching for the last four days, she likes it + it is a pity she could not teach its what she is fitted for.  Mrs Packard seemed happy + contented + was glad to see me guess she is lonesome away from her home people.

I met Ella Southworth on the street in the square + she told all about her troubles with the daughter + said she had been soul + alone for five days + no way of getting a living but had got some one there living with her now + she felt better.

I guess the daughter is a hog, she looks it, and I never could say I saw much in her to attract one.  her Grandmother on the fathers side, was the devil to get along with.  I had always heard.  so I guess its in the family all right.  Southworths are fighters.  Billy is anything but an angel. but we never had any