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after the Ballentines threatened him & called up Pete & three or four others in town, who said it was no job of theirs this old pump stood directly in front of their garage door so Addie could not get her car out was'nt she mad for she had invited Mrs Barry to go to ride with her, but they got it away in time & they went. afterwards he came over here & she told him we did not want him here. so today the water is lowering & in time it may soak in if we have no more such deluges. so far we dont need the extra heat & if we did we should not hire him to pump us out we are lucky after all & so much saved by his drunkenness. grass is getting pretty green in the lawns around us the frogs are peeping & plenty of robins. everything is coming a head to show us spring is here sure. They say Dennis is not very well & the Toomey boys stay there nights also Mrs Toomey is failing & the woman stays with them now to do her work. Mary & her beau are courting till four O'clock in the morning & people are talking. he is there so much. so Miss Addie says. guess she is the one who is doing the talking. her nose is in every bodies business. Hazel Drake came over last night guess she likes to come to see Mrs Barry she took her paper weight into her boss to see if she could sell it. he is still up in N Hampshire stuck in the flood. well hope you out of the flooded area Ma.