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her grandfather should have provided more to his sons family their father died before they were old enough to remember him would have had a hard struggle had it not been for her folks.

Another thunder shower has just passed over but aside from a few heavy reports, it did'nt [[didn't]] ammount [[amount]] to much now I hope the air will be cooler.

We have not seen any thing of Lena since she went with us memorial. Laura goes to the hospital the 15th for her operation. she wants me to take home the plant I gave her for safe keeping as she is afraid to leave it with her husbands care while she is gone. hope she gets through it all right [[alright]]. as she has everything to live for.

The Bings are waiting to sell their place. she says it cost them thirty thousand dollars. it was through ignorance if it did. they were stuck by all the workman that had a hand in working there I remember we used to remark about it at the time & Pa used to say that was because they had no knowledge how it should be done. so they took advantage of their ignorance. Mrs Ballantine said she could'nt [[couldn't]] believe it cost so much. their house cost over two thousand. I never let on to her, but that surely was the cause. I hope a protestant buys it. this is getting to be an Irish neighborhood. Mrs Welch has painted her little cottage house a pretty white with green blinds & they say it looks cosy [[cozy]] & nice. she seems happy there  Ma