Sunday nightMy dear Katie

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I presume you think it's high time you heard from me; but listen, and I will speak; well to day I've feed fourteen transients, Prof Campbell being one of the number; he preached here this morning, Mr & Mrs Adams stayed untill last tuesday & this week we expect a member. the artist comes to morrow & Wednesday six gents who are to hold a farmers meetting, besides others who attend such meettings we shall do our best for some one wrote them that there was

no accomadations here & no enterprize in the village consequantly they wrote Byron Page asking him about matters & he wrote them that he never had heard a word of fault & accomadations were all right aside from rum, that they could not get. Bertyey mother is going to work for me this week, I suppose she will do the work of two girls, You know Berthey said she would not wait tables; she asked the other day if she might & now she does it all__ Last week I spun yarn for the boys mittens & yesterday I tied a Puff, I tell you B_ & I do lots of work. she is the best girl that ever went into a kitchen, Oh! I've got me a new green flannel dress & a pair of mittens, I think

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my dress is pretty__ I thank you for those lovly napkins, you could not have got a more usefull presant & they are just what I shall need this week__ By the way we received Angie's wedding card , "not an invitation"_ it is prettier than Elsie's

You have undoubtaly heard from Carrie since her return from Sheldon, also about her pen which came Xmast, it is lovly she also had a New Years card from Mamie. her muff is nice & she is so pleased with it__ I have not heard from her since she went back only as papa went to carry a gent up to J_ friday night and he called to see her; she was at a reception & he waitted for

her to get home_ Will was with her_ Proff spoke very highly of her to day; said she was trying to learn; he says she will go through in five terms; if I am poor I've one thing to be proud of & that is my children, & little Bessie bids fair to hold her own with the others, she grows old fast; she often speaks to me as "mother Fletcher" I've got her a new cloak & [toque] I will send you the paper so you can read the Brown marrage & gifts Hopeing to hear from you soon I'll bring my scribbling to a close, come home when you can

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