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neat pen hand Hillside Feb. 24/62

Dear Jennie,

  The only thing which has served to relieve my loneliness during your absence is a pleasant sleigh=ride, I, of course, being on the happy riders.  Ellen and Pierce completed the number of our little party.  The air was just cool enough to invigorate without chilling, while the light had that peculiar mellow softness which is so often wears at the close of a windless day.  Before our journey ended however this fair coloring less neat pencil hand starts however we found that even during our brief ride unalloyed happiness might not be ours.  
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say a pitying ear I pray while I recount the mingling of a sorrow with our joy

along the top We were in just the mood to enjoy a drive the point and two, being in good keeping evidently did his part with great pleasure like the oxen you have read about in the wide, wide world and the pony being in excellent [papey] trotted along with great complecency indeed he appeared as though like Mr. Van. Brunts' oxen he might would have drawn a heavier load with pleasure.