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Dear Sister, Can it be that a whole month and more has elapsed since your last letter came to home?? I thought it long in coming, but think your excuse quite admissible, but shall in future claim the performance of your promise to be better in writing; your time merit? home been fully surprised, your mind of course engaged with the arrangements of fixing the home, getting settled to housekeeping.

I should like to have been there too. I think your health must be much finer than usual, or you could not get strength