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4 beautiful water is lashed in fury and the anchored boats are tempest tossed, these winds are very cold and penetrating
and started my neuralgia again, but the balmy air and the wondrous beauty when the storms are past, cover a multitude of tempests
and make us forget our pains and our sorrows - The good Lord has been very kind to set us down in this very lap of beauty
Love to you all - Affectionately Joanna M. Brown 1 Port Norfolk Va. Jan. 9th 1902 Dear Brother John:- I have
been long in acknowledging your great kindness in sending us two such fine Christmas presents - the precious book, and the
money, by kindness of Sarah; I thank you very much for both. Your new book - Our National parks was quite a surprise as I
did not know it was published and so all the 02932