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vines. trees were hanging just as he cut them to drive his big truck clear through the little grove of maples + a big hole just as he left it from taking [[?]] the tree. he seemed surprised. I told him how I'd worked + how pretty the grove had been for your family when you came home from down in Washington + I had been unable to sleep nights ever since it happened
Then I said there was no need of his putting a drive way through as there was the drive we had + had always used it ever since the house was built plenty of trees here on the out side, good nice ones + I picked out a dozen + showed him. I dont know what posessed the fool. he said he was a good natured boy + would never grow up + he would read him the riot act + if there was any thing he could do he would surely do it to make amends for such depredations. he seemed sorry + said he was glad I had told him of it, he thought he was going to [[?]] lines + knew nothing about it till he came with the tree + said [[?]] tree was not a good one. I think he took up more than one from the size of the hole he dug. Murphy said he never would consented to his coming here + he took advantage of my being alone + Pa not on the spot thats what he said too. Ma