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[[preprinted]] Ther. SUN. APRIL 17, 1887 Wea. [[/preprinted]]

Gusset & I went to Aunt Helen's on the crust & Auntie told Gusset the story of Jack & the Beanstalk. 
She told me of col'd girls in Washington studying geometry, reading Caesar, etc. & preparing themselves for Normal Schools & thus for teachers. She says the col'd boys & girls have more ambition & pride than the whites in Wash. 

[[preprinted]] Ther. MONDAY 18 Wea. [[/preprinted]]

Gusset thought one of the birds was an English sparrow, and was eager to have it killed; but when she discovered that it was 'a dear little Junco' she was all tenderness and sympathy. 

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[[preprinted]] Ther. TUE. APRIL 19, 1887 Wea. [[/preprinted]]

[[preprinted]] Ther. WEDNESDAY 20 Wea. [[/preprinted]]