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Aunt Atkins died to-day & is to be buried to-morrow. It is so muddy I shall not be able to go out to the funeral. It seems hard that some of her children did not take her into their family & care for her as only an affectionate child can care for a parent. Her children are well off in a pecuniary point of view. I am glad that your parents & mine in their last hours were cheered and comforted by the presence & kindness of their hearts treasure & passed from their earthly home to their heavenly home. It seems that Aunt had the dropsy when we were out there. I believe I I never have told you how near Prince & I came last winter of being drowned in Clear Lake A short time after you left here there was a warm spell of weather & the ice all thawed for quite a