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[unclear] June 16, 1866 Dear Sister Mary, Last Wednes. evening Fannie Roberts and I rode down to [unclear] with her brother John, when he was going to the cheese factory, and went to hear Mrs. Douglas from [unclear] give recitation before the reading circle Eddie went with us. It was at the [unclear] church. Some of her pieces were good and well recited. On the whole, I enjoyed it much and found it a pleasing diversion. As we were coming from the church, we heard a tin horn whistle, and they said, "the stage has come". So we waited till the mail was distributed and I was [unclear] by your letter and all those [unclear]. Several of our friends were in the store,