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3 2 letterhead Victoria, B.C. .18 . silver firs with here there a few with its red berries dark foliage, a Maple or two,
then the tall firs spruces forming the forest primeval. We came to a good many fields of grain but all of them small as compared
with the number of the houses. The oats barely is just about ripe. We saw little orchards too a good many pears? little red
brown fellows, six hatfuls per tree, the queerest little sprinkling of little red yellow cherries just beginning to ripen.
Many of the cottage homes about town are as lovely as cottage may be, embo illegible d in honeysuckle green gardens lots of
lawn orchard grand oaks with lovely outlooks, The day has been delightful how you would have enjoyed it all three of you.
Our baggage is already aboard hour draws? nigh I must go, I shall write you again from Nanaimo? . Goodbye again my love Keep
a strong heart speedily will fly the hours that bring me back to thee Love to Mother father Farewell, Ever your affectionate
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