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2 things move along here with us in much the same old way we are all about the same as when you left us- Danl and the
girls have spent about a fortnight at the farm, but were very glad to get back to the school again your father has taken this
house until the first of October, 002 don t know whether I will be at the farm at harvest time or not. I have not been at
the farm for a long time during seed time Portage has looked like a deserted place but is not so bad now I should think these
were stirring times at Madison 3 we get a daily sentinel now, so I think we ought to know something about what is taking
place in the world Perhaps you know David is trying to buy Everests farm, that John Reed had would you believe he would
be so very foolish as get into debt for such a place John Reed says he has done all he could to prevent him doing such a foolish
thing but he seems determined to preserve in his own way if he gets it, he will be the first to repent of such a transaction
when it is too late