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a party to go ahead & propose anything so her parties are rather tame affairs. her sister Addie is the one who is fond of her. Gertrude is lively & very witty & pretty & sweet. I went to lie down as I was very tired but every sound Pa had to jump up and see who it was & he came downstairs twice. So I did not get in any nap. he has just gone up stairs & he will probably get some sleep. I watered my tomatoes this morning early. I found on one three little green tomatoes & all are blossomed. so you see they are coming along all right.

I bought some carrots & a summer squash fresh picked to day for dinner. I made three saucer pies two blue berry & one custard this morning early. It did not take Pa long to put the custard out of site eat half for his dinner & the rest of it before two O'clock. The first thing this morning as I opened my front door a black & white cat came sneaking up the steps in search of more birds. he belongs over accross the way the Gilzer cat who caught Georges pigeons last year he threatened to shoot her, now I wish he had, she is a great prowler.  Ma

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Ma has a few spelling errors.