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for her, she is most blind & weak its to be hoped her next spell will take her. Mamie Kate is sick again + in bed. her hand swells + paines her.

I have sent the box off at last by the baker[?]. it may get there by the first [[strikethrough]] first [[/strikethrough]] of the week. I got Mrs Barry to get Sid his almanac + then got the box all tied up nicely + found I had forgotten to put it inside of the box. so she managed to tuck it into the wrappings outside I guess it will go safe enough. if not I will send down another later. Maude has just called up for Henry to find out Sidneys address. she told Mrs B she did not know from day to day what she was going to do. no spraul[?] was not born with any, its as she was always. dont have any ambition to even keep clean. such folks get through the world somehow, as well as the kind who are up & coming. Alice called me up yesterday + said Kanute was failing losing his mind. + Burt Winslow came to see if she would take care of him. but she did not feel like having him. he has a niece some where but. she dont want the care of him so he may go to the next house Mrs Camerons Shope some one will take good care of him he was so good to Abbie. not a desirable job to care for old people. but it has to be. he is near 90 came of a long lived race. the old ones are dieing [[dying]] off very fast these times + not any encouragement for any one to linger these times, so dying is'nt the worst thing no I should tell you not. well hope you are taking life easy. Ma