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Patterson came Monday with the boards to fix the cover of the eisspool [[?]] as he said he would.  he did that and didn't ask me anything extra, it is now safe to walk on, before there were two plank that had rotted away.  he does'nt like the Ballantines and thinks Addie a "firey" one  I told him they had got money and to "keep after them 'till they paid him for the job" which he did and he said they finally paid him. he is honest and uses you right if you are desent to him.  what is the name of that mason who you said was going to fix the chimney over to the old place? I want to remember in case he comes which hope he does before the darn thing falls onto the roof which it is liable to do in a hard storm, a year ago on the 21st we had a hurrycane I am sending along the Pictures they were very good ma [[?]].