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Ind'p'l's Jan illegible My dear little flower loving niece I read your nice little letter containing so long a list of candy
animals that came from the well stocked fields pastures of Old Santa Claus, I guess he thought you were a good girl, and I
think so too - I have a great many pretty wild flowers to show you some day, and I want you to keep some to show me Here is
a pretty moss that I found in Indiana growing on a great big old rotten log. Its name is Climacium illegible - illegible .
I do not think you can find it in Wisconsin. I will tell you about it when I come to see you. I think grandma gave you a nice
present, you will illegible with illegible to some purpose some day