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sorry to hear that he is so lame & Mr. Augustus
health does not improve any faster. Am afraid that
they will have a hard time of it this winter espec-
ially if you have much cold weather but I hope not

I understand that Clarence has left home to be
gone through the winter if not longer. Think his
folks must miss him very much as he has always
been at home so steady & taken such good care
of their affairs & I think that he will soon find
out that he has not bettered himself by leaving
home & that he will soon come to the conclusion that
"there is no place like home be it ever so homely."

You wrote that you were having nice pleasant weather
& got your out-door work nicely arranged for win-
ter & I was glad to hear it. For 3 or 4 days we have
had fine weather much like April weather in Mass.
but for 3 or 4 weeks previous we had but one pleasant
day it having, not rained, but poured the whole time
& instead of snow & ice we have mud & water in
any quantity & I think you have got the right idea of
Cala. [California] climate when you say you consider New England
climate preferable to it. I was glad to hear from Mr. & Mrs.
L. L. Tarbell & to hear that they were well When you see them
again give my love to them. Also give my love to C &
H as I may not find time to write them by this mail
but tell them to write me as often as they can I will
try & write them oftener than I have done. My love
to friends & thanks to you for the information you gave
me with regard to my business affairs.

From your loving Son H. A. Parker [Henry A. Parker].

Mrs Ann Parker