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That her health has improved of
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late, there is no doubt, although her nervous
late, there is no doubt, although her nervous
very [[unclear]] of late, and is now nearly as tall, as you.

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Yesterday, I mailed a letter to grandmother, containing a little story which ma and Gert have written for our Sunday paper along with a five dollar greenback which they got paid for it. There will be no difficulty, I expect, in exchanging the bill for at least 6 1/4 thalers?. Ma and Gerty enjoyed the idea of composing story, hugely, and were on the tiptoe of expectation after I had taken their manuscript to my office to hand it to the compositors. They, of course, do not believe, that the little story has any literary merits, nor do they propose to continue the business, but the thing has been a very agreeable pastime and has had an excellent effect in preventing ma from brooding over her condition and from getting the blues. That her health has improved of late, there is no doubt, although her nervous

very unclear of late, and is now nearly as tall, as you.