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1 Four Brook Farm Tyringham, Berkshire Hills, Nov. 1, 1898 My dear Helen. This is Mr. Gilder's place in the country
about 150 miles from New York. It is in a broad glacial valley is the most famed for its picturesque beauty of all New England.
Mr. Gilder invited me up here last Saturday Ive been rambling with him resting having a fine time everway Mr. Gilder has five
children two of the boys are at school two of the girls are here they are about 6 8 years old a few minutes ago it was funny
to see these merry red cheeked lassies? driving off by themselves in a comical little cart, drawn by a comical little donkey
to buy cats. One of the girls had a basket the other a handful of greenbacks I said where are you going my pretty maids To
buy sweet little kitties sweet sir she said or something like it. Surely you dont need to much money for cats I said 00204