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Vertical writing in top margin not so good as usual. Can you not find time to write to him. A letter from you would do him more good than medicine. Write to us soon and a unclear love from all--J.E.

Horizontal writing school--the term closed the week before her mother's death. Did we write to you about John C. being hurt. He was chopping in the woods and a tree fell upon him breaking his right leg in three places and otherwise bruising him. He is getting better. I suppose, as fast as can be expected--he has a good deal of pain in his back these last days. It was a week last Friday that he was injured. Frank House was drawing wood for him to the house--and he was on his way back at the time. There was to have been $5 more to complete your life membership with the Bible Society. I promised Mr. Thomas to have our order in or on? the this year ending April 1, 1881, to make the $5. If you and Mary will get an order payable to Mr. Thomas for the amt. of books ^to which you are entitled for the year as life members, it will just