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rather be here than stay with Mattie. She expected her over there I guess. I suppose the poor thing is lonesome since Sewall died. she cries most all the time. Alice is good and calm and cheerful. I take more comfort with her than with anyone else that had been here since Pa died. If she is not any worker. She carries her board in being cheerful. I hope you are getting rested Ralph called up this morning to ask if you were coming home tomorrow. I don't know what made him think so but concluded Sid might have written something to that affect to them. Alice is getting supper, toasting my bread I am going to have corn meal mush and toasted bread and she is warming up a dish of corn chowder for her supper. She can stay as long as we want her and I am fareing well. I don't hear from Lena its very queer she must be pretty bad. Now don't worry everything is coming our way if we wait watch and pray. I had a letter from Mary French yesterday Ma.