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as the French people here say, "Come see". You'll be surprised. 

Our schools are closed because of the influenza epidemic. So far our family has escaped. I stopped teaching the 9th, and expect to be able to start again Jan 8th (if the schools open). I've enjoyed the unexpected long vacation. 

Last week Mrs. Thatcher and I made a trip to Madewood Plantation. It took four years to cut the lumber and make the bricks with which to build that house, and four more years to build it. Madewood