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August 28th My dear Annie Ella read me a nice letter from you this morning - I am so glad you did not collapse after the excitement of the visit from Laura and all her family - It must have been fun to see the children. I wish they weren't so far away - And I wish you were not so far away dear Annie. I suppose you could come home now, if you wanted to- The place looked so lovely this morning- You wont think the wall a disfigurement, I know - It is a low wall, and the ferns and flowers that Ella has planted in it are becoming to look very pretty. Ella seemed to enjoy the