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Elyria Feb. 14 1854 Elyria Feb 14/54 Dear sister Lucy

My last letter reached you I presume soon after the date of your last. I hope you will not wait for another before writing me but lest you should, I am hastening to send this, though I cannot command just now quite as good leisure as I want. I thought as (usual) when yours came, that I would write the next day. I keep thinking of Percie and the danger of his having other and more seven months of that dreadful disorder the croup--he is just the subject for it with his chubby short neck. "the doctor" says the best thing to do is give Hive's syrup freely and irritate the skin of the throat. The great thing is I suppose to take it as the beginning. The change you make concerning the 'muck-rake' is I left partly true but it is only for necessary work. I am not now hurried with serving but still find each successive day pretty well filled. Since I wrote you last I have been to Cleveland again, mainly to buy materials for a head-dress to wear into "company" . I made it myself with the help of Fanny Hopkins help[word crossed through] of cheneille and crimson & black. It cost 1,00; I have attended two large parties one of them at our [unclear]