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their nest in the butternut back of the house, has decided to build her nest under the Portico roof, pretty close to the door, the jays are building in the little pine tree, + the golden robin is so cunning, twice he has been cling [[Strikethrough]] g [[/Strikethrough]] ing to the middle of a window looking in on me, not a bit scart [[scared]], but following me around out of doors. as I answer him, when he talks to me. the cat bird is also very tame, + lots of company. I have got over my cold fairly well. Pa has had the cramp pretty bad the last two nights a going. he has been spaiding up in the garden some night & morning getting it ready for planting some seed. One day he met Dr Shorer on Porter Street, she is working here for a few days, she says, + she enquired after you, he said. she might call some time on me, but guess not. The Lyms are not in town at present it seems. The Steels are living out here at the home place, since Bullock was retired. they are fixing up their front lawn & laying new granolithic walks it will improve its looks very much when its finished. well this is all I think of now. Ma.
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I think cramp is supposed to be croup (line 12), as this was talked about in other letters