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She worried him so, that he had
to go away and be with her sister.
We jog on much in the old way -
read, read - Thursday last we
went to Philadelphia where
Stoddard read his forth coming
Christmas poem, before the Century Club.
He has a way of his own, in reading
which is very effective - but alas
he is very blind, and when he
get nervous, seems to lose his eye
sight altogether, which makes me
nervous and lost. Remember me to
your handsome daughter -
And believe me yours truly
Elizabeth Stoddard