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slippery with snow frozen hard. its very good sleighing but no one would enjoy it they would freeze so old blondy dont have much exersize. Amos said his horse went a week without going out of the barn. Ella no more than gets rid of one cold before she has another one. Amos grows fatter everyday, nothing to do this weather, says he sometimes wishes he had'nt given up the store, just about a year ago that Aunt Rebecca died. I sometimes run across Hattie Gordow poor thing she seems all alone now, but suppose the "all mighty" looks after her all right hope so anyway.
Well so things go in the world, we are all struggling along, some more than others to live. you have to take your comfort as you go along, or else you dont have any. We were glad to hear that Henry Swan had decided to take the house next to Addies they will all be together now, and take more comfort. he thinks a lot of Richard Mame's says so long
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