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We had a note from Ella last Saturday. She said they were all well. I suppose you have seen by the paper that they are having small pox in Rome. Ella writes that there were about a dozen cases, but a bad features? was, they were scattered through the city. We have little fear of any of our people having it - for they had the first case, and were vaccinated at that time. Yesterday and today have been beautiful days - and Sunday it was 72° in the shade at noon. I was going to have such a nice feather hat. Papa bought me a duck - and took it to a man to skin and cure. and the miserable man didn't cure it at all. I should never be able to use it - unless the entire community had colds in their heads,