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                                                                                                                                                                   Elysia, April 29, 1883.

Dear Marion

It is a lovely day though some what cool. Many thanks for your very good letter. It was very acceptable. We have Annie and John with us to-day which is very pleasant; Seven of family attended church. I had to teach Ed Martins class. It is a class of boys average age of some about ten or twelve years, and such a class. Hal says they talked so saucy to Mr. ((unclear)) that he has given up the class. It is a very mischievous class, do you remember Willie Marshall the little coloured boy that the children call ((unclear)He was one. Harry Wright, Jacob Smieden, Carl Rienhart, and four or five more. It requires a brisk talker to get in many words, the boys talk so much. I like them, they are real bright. Mrs Bunkins class is the one that S.I.A Williams had. Mr ((unclear)) is in Boston, Mrs Parker has not taught a class since last fall, beither Mr P or MRs V stay so S.S Mr. Herman Ely taught Mr Kays class today as Mr Way stays with his father most of