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card party. with Lareta, Phoeby, + Nellie Standish. Addie Ballentine called here, she had a cold + brought over her handkerchief to see if I had made enough taltin. she says Gertrudes boy friend she turned down fourteen years ago, had came here + they had come together again I said that it was my desire for her to marry + have a good home life. she was fitted for such + was a good girl, I loved her. he is a lawyer + lives in quincy. I showed Addie my room + she admired it. Lena has just called up she told me to tell you she was going to write to you soon + she is anxious to know about your arm. if its well Addie said Mary Toomey still had her boy friend but he was not fitted for the family, anything but nice. Frances goes past here often, but does not do a blessid thing. they the families are not intimate with each other as they used to be. I guess they have expressed too much in regard to Marys boy friend + they are sensitive to Addies opinion of him. she feels as if it were her last chance + means to hang on to him. love goes where it is sent. Mary does'nt grow old looking. hope she does not make a mistake in her marrying. this is a dreadful day to be out. the streets are badly drifted. no plowing out here on the hill yet. Kimptis called up today to see if I would sell our old sleigh. he came after it this afternoon the man he brought with him wanted the sleigh + set the price. it went for three dollars. what was the use to keep it. Ma