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favor at some ones else expense. & they doubed them up in great shape. so when Mayor Crowley saw them he sent for [[?]] to come out to look at them, he went. he was so shocked to see what they had done to those beautiful paintings that he could not do a thing. he came home all worked up & worried out of his severn senses, so that night he had a heart attack they sent for a doctor & he nearly passed out in the night. but towards morning he grew a little easier & he may survive but they say that he is not out of danger, so there you are. Mrs Smith is there helping Anna take care of him. she is a nurse that has been there before. she told this to Maude & told her not to mention it, for it might go hard with them if it was noised around & got outside. so keep this to your self. it is a darn mean shame. I wish they would dig a deep hole some where & dump Curley into it & fill the hole up with rocks to press him down, so he would never be able to get out & Roosevelt the same. I dont think it would be wicked & it would rid this country of two of its worst pests. Laura Gebhart called on us yesterday afternoon. I gave her an angel leafed begonia, she is anxious to know what that little plant is I asked you the name of. looks like a lilly of the valley some. she loves flowers. she asked me to let her take me to the cemetery memorial day. I like her she is very kind hearted. gives away to the poor a lot, is blunt & outspoken. & a great worker & full of music earns lots of money giving lessons. well the pictures were good wish he had looked around so I could have seen his face (Hugo). 
Ma

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Curley - governor of Massachusetts