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April 24 Dear brother I feel some better this morning and I thought I would write to you and tell you all the news. I was
glad to receive you letter and felt that I had a kind sympathizing brother I was sorrow you had such a bad time going down
we are all very busy here getting in the seed (all except me) we have two hired men besides David and Dan? who is working
here now he has two weeks vacation. the girls and Mother are all coming to before school takes up again, but I will have to
stop for I am not so strong as I thought I was. Father presen -ted me with a nice little willow coack for Amie and her and
I is much out of doors which is good for both. it will be a great benefit to me this summer Jim is up at the nursery every
day just now I suppose you know that father has hired John for another year, so twill be a good while before we leave the
old home David Galloway was over since you wrote and I gave him your letter for Sarah? to read. There illegible is a new Minister
come instead of Jones. John heard him last Sunday he liked him firstrate The midland Sunday School has commenced again and
Dav is chosen superintendant I guess that is about all the news, oh no more yet Mrs John Foster has got a son. I heard that
John could 490 do nothing else but hold it. do you wonder. Good bye. I hope you are well and happy walking close with your
God. From your affectionate Sister Margt write soon 00292