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enough to give old nic the blues I believe it has rained every day of the world for the last three weeks and no prospect of anything else there are hundreds of tons of hay spoiled I suppose in this county and wheat what little there was is getting spoiled a great deal of it I have not heard anything from the Kane district for about three weeks there is no news I reckon I would write oftener if there was anything to write Johny is getting to be a quite a help he has improved so this summer the children all want to see you so much Pa has a prospect of getting his Engine up in August he is going to St Louis Monday week to make a beginning I expect him and Johny and Fany and Mary have to help about the hay whenever it is weather to do anything