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and keeps them for sale, the plants I mean, and some one told me he had 125 varieties of Dahlias if I was acquainted with him I would go up there and see if I could'nt get some for you - Two of his little girlls (sweet pretty too) go to my school. Tell Eddie they have a beautiful great Newfoundland dog just like Prince. And he comes to school with Mary and Ida, and came in to the school-room and laid down by their seat - I let him stay awhile, then he went out to play played with them at recess and when they came in, he came back into the entry and laid down till noon. His name is Saneu? and he brings their dinner basket to school for them and takes it home again. And I like him everso much because he looks just like Prince. My school is very much as it was in the winter except the large boys don't go and some more little ones do. Miss Murray and Miss Bailey attend so I have just as many classes as I did in the winter. Edwin Andrews son of that intemperate man and woman I told you about, one of my scholars last winter a young man 19 or twenty years old has left his home run away I suppose because his father & mother act so horridly. We have started a little sort of Reading Circle at Mr Murrays - Mr. Murrays proposition. We've read twice from Ruskins Typical Beauty or The Beauties of Nature. I think of you and Mr. Kendall every time and how much he would enjoy it. Mr Cooper one of the directors has has had a windfall from the Old Country of $50,000, worth having is'nt it. He is soon to start after it - Mr Bailey was speaking about your section of Country one day, and I told him I thought there was yet some land in your vicinity that was not yet entered - He thought it could'nt be possible! So there or is there not? Wont you ask Mr. Kendall? There good-bye - Write me soon won't you and tell Mr. Kendall if he is at home, I wrote him in La Porte and he must write me Perhaps they'll send it to him but tis'nt worth that trouble. Good-bye I hope you are all well and happy - You must take all the comfort you can, when you can yours truly - Mary -