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Miss O Brine says she never takes anything she makes his bowels move without. I did not ask her receipt. she seems very cordial & comes to me with everything. she likes to hear about folks she know but is not much acquainted with. yesterday she spoke of Mrs. Weeks Elmer. Talbots housekeeper she died. I was telling how she drove Arthur Talbot from his fathers home just before he died & tried to get that place but Elmer would not make a will in his favor. no Talbots ever makes wills she took good care of him & Arthur Talbot gave his three thousand dollars to get rid of her. otherwise she might have made trouble, the housekeeper he has may make trouble if he should die first. I guess she is capable of it. there is a cloud covering the seen but it is beginning to luck out. its not very cold to day the paper had it below 0 for to day. but it dont always get it straight. Pa is worried because he has been to the backhouse three times. he says it seems right away from him & this is his last day. he very easily seart [[scared]] this goes on when she is not here, he comes to me with everything he is troubled about it no wonder my nerves gone out in the years & was all alone here with him & no way of throwing it off. but sometime it may cease. he seems in good sound heath but seart [[scared]]. when its cold he is the worse, but mild days its easier to live with him. there is no more sun to day. well Lena is the limit in hatching up schemes. good hearted as she can be. as long as she is out of trouble why cant she be content what does she know about Pops wife may be the devil to get along with. Ma