p.

4.

for a little pettish self-
ishness goes to making home
wretched - little Natalie
girl when she is tired
and very busy does
not greet her mother
with a smile + a welcome
kiss when she gets home
worn out from her business,
and often [illegible] leaves
every thing thrown around
the rooms and untidy, just
for want of the kind thought
-fulness that makes home
a little heaven on earth.
If people only realized
that it is the little things and
not the big ones that make
life a failure or a grand
success. Oh dear, I seem
to have so much to say to
you and no time to say it
in or space. Am so glad
about the exam, but I knew
you would come through, all
right. Oh how fretfully written
this morning's letter was.

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