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4 it to say that they succeeded admirably though sometimes a little impudent. On New Year s eve in my brother s parlors
a company of some thirty or forty men assembled, The Authors read aloud chapter about to the characters the story they had
written. it was received with shouts of laughter applause. There was as you may imagine a great taking down of Merrile Moores
and some others. But all disrespect and impudence was forgiven counted for naught for we were well unpaid by the sprightliness
of the story. Here I have written you no news The family is well Merrill hard at work Charles Charley in College doing well
The girls doing duty at home or in school as either teachers or scholars and the mothers fathers happy in well behaved children.
Give much love to your dear wife - believe me your true friend Julia M. Moores 1 Indianapolis Jan. 12th 1881 232 North
Alabama St. My dear friend, Your letter of June I answer in January I have often had you in my thoughts and you may be
sure that though I have been glad for you in your own home with its snowy linen and its dear mistress. I have not felt any
anxiety about you. I have thought of you as comfortable so happy that you did not need my intermeddling. But we are still
friends and I think that as Dr. Johnsen says Any friendship needs repairs And what repairs are better that what can be done
by letter-writing?