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dear little parlour talking with you and Sis and Eddie, but it will do no good to indulge in such longings, for it will not bring me home; I must have patientes a little longer and then I hope I shall be richly rewarded in being permitted to return to you in health and strength.

Cousin Thomas and Mary and Elizabeth were here the afternoon of the day you left they did not stay but a short time. I had not seen them before since quite early last summer. If I remember right, it is just one year tomorrow since Mary and Thomas were married. Oh, how many interesting recculections it brings to my mind! I was at home that day, in that little study, do you remember Cousin Elisabeth said she was going up there in about two weeks. I wish I was ready to go with her, but I hope she will stay until I do go.

Today is the tomorrow I spoke of yesterday. I did not intend that this should go unfinished until today, but I had company a good part of the day which hindered me. Emma Baker, who was a patient here with a lame knee, called to see me. She walked up from her aunts without a crutch or cane. Last winter she