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2 but it is a shame that Robbie is offended. It would be too bad to lose the friendship of so pleasant a little fellow student
I should think when he lives so companitively near that he would come and see you during va- cation. You ought to en- vite
him. I suppose however that the other does not live very far off either. Ha, ha. How ridiculous that I did not tell you about
Father. We have had several letter, one only last night. He is keeping house entirely, Improv- ing the place by planting?
setting out trees etc camp meeting down at Merrimack then returned home Monday so you see I have had consider able fresh
air. Maggie is gone to the dells tomorrow with a party and has invited me to go too but I hardly think I can at present. I
had much rather go with you. Why don t you folks arrange? an ex- cursion up there I am sure it would pay. Would not May like
to go, and this would be a stopping place. We could do the most fashionable way and camp out about a week so you could paint.
Annie was home last week and continues to enjoy her school. I have not heard from John lately.