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  Kiowa, Kas. July 7, 1896.
My Dear Aunts: --
  It seems to us that we do not hear from you very often lately.  But we are glad that it is not because of sickness.  We judge that you are both better than usual, from your letters.  Isn't this winter pretty severe for you?  New York seems to have suffered from such hard times that the papers have told of them, and we have heard of them in that way.  Then perhaps you have had many storms that we have heard nothing about.     We have been free from bad weather.      In November we had quite a cold snap, and during the last week or more, we have had a little snow and rather cold winds.  But yesterday it was warm again and

sideways at top: Ella means to answer your letters to her, but will not do it this time. J.E.E.