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& Mrs Holmes (teacher of the female school) entertained me. We did not sit to the table but took our refreshments standing. I indulged in two cups of strong coffee. You can judge whether I am better this spring or not from the fact than I stood up & taken to different ones for some 2 1/2 hours. I could not have done that a year ago. Mr. & Mrs Morrison took me to task for not calling on them as usual this winter, but upon my promising to make amends by calling soon they said they would overlook my past deficiencies. Young Robert Morrison is home now with his wife. He is going to be cashier of the National Bank that opens here the first of May. His wife seems to be inclined to dropsical swellings, or possible it may be only an affection to which most married ladies are subject. I presume