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Clinton Water [not sure?] July 6, '51 Dear Sister Anna, Will you axcept [sic] a letter from me after so long a delay? Can you, will you forgive me for neglecting so long to answer your kind letter? You know that it was not because I did not wish to get another from you that I did not write sooner nor was it because I was not very glad to get it, -- indeed I hardly know myself why it is that I have not written to you, but whatever the reason may be I am realy [sic] sorry so you must forgive and forget, dear Sister and write to me a gain just as soon as you can. You must remember who I am, Anna, remember that it is Sarah who has been so naughty, and it will not be quite to hard to forgive and [not sure?] it by as [Mary?] it had been some one else, dont [sic] you think so? Oh, dear Anna, I cannot begin to tell you how much I would like to go home, it does seem so long since I have seen you all, since I have seen our house, my room and everything that I love. How true to every feeling of the heart are those words, "House, home, secret home be it ever so humble there is no place like home!" When I get a little bit homesick I almost always think of those [marks?] that Lewis and Margaret need to sing to me, and they express my feelings exactly; I mean, "Oh, the old house at home." Oh, I am so glad they did sing that piece to me, it does me so much good to