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stronger and more than glad to have no responsibility beyond that of a stockholder in the new bank.  I have not stopped self-congratulations over my resignation from the State Board, for it saved all questions at the time of the consolidation ^[[and myself useless pain]]. And, now, concerning my holding of stock in the new bank, I agree with you that it should prove a good investment and it seems to me that it will be in demand as the bank prospers; new blood will be wanted 'ere long on the board and these new men will doubtless be chosen from our younger circles.  If we hold our stock for a while, can we not perhaps, do favors to younger men ^[[without loss to ourselves]].  These are suggestions only; any action you take with my stock will be entirely satisfactory to me.  We ought too, to remember our old friends of the state crowd first, should they wish to have larger holdings - but all this will occur to you I know, and whatever you may do will be for the best, I am sure.

No, I think all my letters reached you in consecutive order; in writing "today is another perfect day" was simply in order to emphasize the fact that [[underlined]]all[[/underlined]] of those days were pleasant.  Abstract reasoning, I concede, and thoughtlessly expressed, I fear.  I have talked fully