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5 his mind and says it is not food for him to ex- ercise at all and so on but it makes it harder for me first snow as mother
is away from home for a week or more and I have to wait on him all alone. but he will likely get tired of illegible soon.
I told him today that I thought it would perhaps be better if he would sit up a little while but he said any thoughts were
all diabolical and he had no one to please but the Lord. I could not save your house for you for a family moved into it
some time ago, but I like them quite well and we have become quite neigh- both sides of addressed and post marked envelope
1885 Joanna Mrs. Willis Hand Phillips Wisconsin