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2 looked and how it would seem to see her filling so large a place in the preparing for the needs and comforts of the household.
Just her mother's right hand and Helen with her books and her pets and all her bright happy ways filling her place as well.
Your visitors said they saw your valley and surroundings at their best. The variety of trees, shrubs, and flowers they thought
something wonderful the roses in such profusion they were quite enthusiastic about, and we enjoyed it all over again with
them. Mrs Bruse? made Mother a short call, saying she would come again sometime. She was so busy helping to get 3 2
one of her daughters ready to go to Europe. She also enjoyed her visit exceedingly. Mr Forbes we have not seen yet. I wonder
if these far-reaching frosts have touched any where near your borders? . I do not remember of seeing so much damage done in
this part of the country before. Some days near the first part of May were exceedingly warm for the season and immediately
afterward the frost came. The grapevines were badly nipped. There are a few green leaves on the two vines by the fence but
the corn? in the garden are brown and bare, a leaf here and there give us hope that perhaps they may bud 01986