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My own dear Mother,
I have
hesitated about writing this as
I may reach you before it does,
but as I said in my last I
cannot tell when we will leave.
Hughes thought he might hear
from Geo. today. A letter from
you has come since my last;
judging from your letters you
must be better than when I
left, hope to find you so. Don't
trouble about fixing up; we
have been camping and are
perfectly willing to continue the

At top:
Will had been in
store and arranged
to go down on Whaleback
to see fireworks, so we
hurried off, found them
but also found the boat
would not go as the lake
was rough, so we went
to the Trocadero as the
nearest place of amuse-
ment; was rather too
tired to enjoy it. Got
home at 12:20. Now
good bye till I see you.
With a warm kiss,
Your daughter, E.