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He is a moterman and, a week ago last Sunday, they run over a little girl and killed her dead, cut her all to pices (pieces). They was going to kill (?).

Alice said to that Amy B. is living with them and goes to school and takes music lessons and does or helps with the work morning and nights. Gram baptized her this winter and belongs to their church. Eva Smith called for me to go down with her and Eth on Dean's Alley to look at some houses for rent, so I am going and mail this letter. Your letter has been mis laid and I don't know what questions you have asked me. Ma wants me to ask you if you are in the graduating class next month or when you will be. I would like to come up and see you then, all of us, but suppose we can't or I.

Ma has, at last, got her dress made that you gave her and made it after your every day still uniform. Archie passed in physical examination in the fire department last Saterday and I am so sorry that he is trying to pass but he has 2 or 3 more to pass yet. Mr. Hopkins come home with A. last night and stayed all night and went to our own jounior (?) and then stayed for Pray (prayer) meeting and then for church in the evening. We left here at 8 and got home at 9 o'clock at night. We received a letter from Alice and she said she saw (Mrs. Clark in Benton) and she said that one of Henry Hartzell's sons that seperated from his wife was living with them now and we suppose it is old daddy. We can't get (the) G. S. H. letter for Archie. Has got it in his trunk and the keys with him. We will send it next time

Him do motorman but just got away. There were Pollocks. Hopkins hant worked for a week whole, they say they are going to kill him if he comes back on the road. A. said he never seen such a sight in all his life.

School let out Friday for a week vacation and there won't be any this week and I can do a good deal of the work and let ma work at my dress. I attend S.S. regular and am going today. We have got a new libary at S.S. and I daw books today. I want to get a book untitled "My Only Brother," but I will tell you what kind of a book I got when I come home from S.S. Last Sunday, I joined the Junior Society. The girls have been wanting me to every since we come so I joined it last S. It meets

Well I have to close so good bye. Excuse such miserable writing for my pen is very poor. Write soon, Jennie Good bye. Kisses ..... ..... It is most time for me to go

at a greater of 5 every Sunday evening. (the is or?) 3 of my school mates live up this way and we can stay for church in the eve if we want to without going home. I can go to church 5 times a day if I want to. I wish you was here to go along. I didn't get the kind of a book I wanted, but got (a book called) "Minerals of the Earth," Monday afternoon. Well, we have did a big washing, ma did, and we are very tired. I went to Journor yesterday and S.S. and, in the afternoon, some girls called for me to go down to the Presbyterian Jounior, so we went then came back

Sunday morning.

Cleveland, O. March 26, 1893

Dear Sister Edith: I recieved your package last evening and I went down after it, but when I got home and opened it, I was tickled to death. Oh, the lovely things that were inside were just handsome. It is just what I have been needing and wanting, Won't I be stylish, though? I think that silk is just handsome, and the gloves match so nice and I like the way that you said to have it made and I will