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my efforts so that I thought I saw clearly the realizations of my anticipation. His providence gave me you for my wife & a dear good wife you are. He also smiled upon our married life & blessed us with lovely children. When we were married I selected from what land I had that which I thought was most desirable for our home & settled in upon you, thinking that in after years we would improve & beautify & love it & that it would be dear to us & to our children as our home & thus I thought my childhood dreams would become realities. Since We were married I have spent some 3000 dollars on that land & every dollar I spent served to smile & say that it was helping to make a home for me & mine. At last sickness prostrated me & pecniay troubles surrounded me & then I turned my thoughts fondly towards that spot & thanked God for a home