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The, [hair], Katie likes and wears nearly every day. She made one she wears her white dress and looks gay and cool and enjoys her rides. She gets bewildered some times and does not know where she is, but is getting, [acquainted], read, [?,] if you can, Mother.

five in the eve. and
has but little time
for anything but study.
She is learning to like her
new studies and, [school?],
better every day, but has
been sick with bowel
& stomach trouble ever
since she came and
was so bad for awhile
that she missed two
days of school last
week. She has need
of a watch and today,
Archie went up to the
city and exchanged his
silver, (at a sacrifice), for
a ten dollar ladies' silver
watch. It is beautiful
and I think it will
please her. Owing to the
way Archie and Katie
live, they do see one another

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oftener than once or twice
a week. I presume you
have heard of, [Jennie's?],
departure and safe
arrival at, [Uncle?], F.
She went last Tuesday
morning. I bought her
a new, [sacque?], and
made her a belt and
braided it with braid
like her blue dress
and made her suspenders
and she wore the suit
with a white waist.
The sacque was of the
same shade as the
braid and she was
very much pleased with
her outfit. She was
revaccinated before
starting, but I don't
think it would ever
take affect. Dr. H. was

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Jennie and I went to the, [Salt?], [works?], one day