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exquisitly bound in vellum -
a Druy production. It was
such a surprise and so
beautiful. I never was more
pleased inn my life.

We got a letter from Fred the
other day, saying that John
Hanks and his brother Dan
had walked in upon him,
John demanding lunch - he
in [revenusly?] hungry all the
time. Fred went to Stockton
with them, and through a friend
of Fred's got the very best of
apartments at the Clark asylum
and the best of service, leaving
John very comfortable. Fred
said that cousin John was
just like a child, when
thwarted in anything becoming