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4 become settled, I have made her a cute little illegible and take his out in the yard every sunny day but we have not got
her a buggy yet. Father is not feeling very well, he ate pie plant a few days ago and started is bowl complaint again which
with a little cold made him feel consider- ably out of order, but today he looks much better but struck out though he has
not been up today as he says he thinks it is better for him to lie in bed. Some times he gets up every morning at five oclock
and walks before breakfast and thinks we are shamefully lazy and then changes 1 in margin: I suppose I shall have to
sign my name illegible here or you might not know who wrote the letter. I have written to Katie today too. Sister J. 27
Kansas City Mo. Dear old Girl Please do not take exception to my mode of address for I mean it to be very loving. Your nice
long let- ter found me. father's also was recd and I was thrice glad to hear from you. I am so very glad too to know that
you are so much better and before you may caution? us to gain. You may do great things in art yet if you will only take some
care of yourself to say nothing of the comfort to ones over life of feeling well. Sickness is a terrible thing; Satan seemed
to understand it when