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3 and Cob restalled while the ribbons and feathers were being reboxed Silly Life most nectarous Angel envied deliciousness
What need of heaven But more of this since I've begun A few days after I became a Hasting they had a party in honor of the
second wife wedding The table, after some weeks labor labor and study and pecuni- aryism assumed the heavenly form of a farce
beautiful in nearly all its borders but the favored notissed ones came and the frail fringes were in ruins. 'Twas interesting
while the company cracked their cookys to see so much watchfulness and care evidenced by the faithful servants. I thought
they were coated with as much thrice extra earnestness as were the Mondells while feeding 1. Maggie a favorite sister To
Mrs Pelton the first? of his letters illegible J M.? mislaid. to tell all things coming into my mind now But we must see Maggie,
that house by the by the apple trees I almost dread seeing her though she is not sentimental You certainly must not come in
now O Maggie Maggie ............................. Ill go with you now. Down here across the little ravine is the best place
but we'll go this way first In this great field is where Ive sweated and played worked and rejoiced There - is the garden
where Maggie and I have lavished away many joyful hours, And away down this slope and over the level prairie is where we have
taken hundreds of long walks and talked of earth and heaven