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wants, whether it suits them or not no matter if she is suited. Think she would tire Lena all out for she is not strong enough to be at her beck and call. a true German I guess. It is a nice cood day without much sun Lena is sitting out on the front porch reading the Sunday paper and Pa has just come in from feeding Kittie. was glad the box went through all right and the things were what you wanted. Everybody is going on their vacation Drakes folks have got a house down to Freeport and suppose they will go down there soon. Aunt Bina is still down in Maine I guess. There are no boats running from Boston to Bath this summer if the Burnses go they will get there by auto the same as last year. Pa cut his thumb sharpening the butcher knife before dinner and so spoilt his dinner, but has just put on court plaster and says " not as bad as he thought for" Lena put on some creoline (she is very attentive to Pa you may believe) My golden glow got blown over in the last storm, in the western part of the state, the papers had it, there was a snow flurry. It was so cold that I put on my winter shirt and wore it the rest of the week and felt comfortable too. I hop you are keeping cool down there but am afraid not  well good by
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