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you good for suffering pain + I told he pretty good I never made 
very much fuss when I suffered intense pain. then the doctor 
said do you ever think its a relief to say something at such times 
+ I said yes. + it was a great relief to ones nerves + did no harm. 
her brother she brought from New York last week, came to the 
hospital for the treatment, the doctor introduced us, she said 
he was much better. I have just put Pa to bed in his room 
but he is short of breath + says he cant breath + some body 
will have to stay and take care of him. he is [[seart?]]. but he 
gets to sleep + soon gets over it. I hope he does not get up to come 
down again to night. he acts on our nerves for we dont know 
how much is fear + how much is real. to us he is complaining 
of every thing so when it comes to facts its difficult to judge 
The little one is doing well in writing there is more order
in her writing + following the lines + forming her letters.
you are doing good work in teaching. hope she learns to 
read her books she is getting so many this year. Pa was
fussing from 2'Oclock he could'nt breathe so I came down + turned
on the heat + he forgot his short breath + begun on the heat to turn it off.
he kept us all on needles + pins for two or three hours. he is getting to
be a trial + guess we havent seen the worst of him either. Ma 
he has just been in + turned off our heat this morning.