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and her husband's sister stood outside. Marion is still teaching but Luella did all the talking, she is quite business like and acts as mother to them all. I should judge. Marion is good looking and fond of dress. and the daughters are very plain looking and not so much. Porter good sensible girls should judge. Well we have had three spring like days, so today we have planted our flower seeds in the hot bed, together with some lettuce. our rhubarb is started and Pa has douced [[doused]] it with liquid stuff from under the barn. I have got some of those perennials poppies that lived throre [[through]] the winters good nice roots I am pleased to say over a doz [[dozen]] the may some of them amount-to-something should think. I am reading "Purple Heights" Ms. Griffin brought it home Thursday, had it all winter she liked it and so do I so far the description is good a comical streak runs throu [[through]] the story.