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Tuesday 25 December & Christmas day 1895
A beautiful warm sunlight
morning but ground all bare as August
and mudy. Grace thinks she'll go
to Mr Geo Gillespies if Belle & family
do not come home. But they came and
very glad we are to see them as they
drive up to the door with three seats
filled. 7 of them and their grandad.
(Wells Sr) goes out to the buggy and liftes each
youngone out little Charlie bringing his toy
gun with catrages. Irene with
her doll and Beatrice with her
(gold) watch & chain, gifts from Santa
Claus. Oh what a noisy happy lot they
are long may they have an undivided
family and Belle was made happy
by a gift from Grace of a warm
wool Facinator. Oh Lord we thank
thee for thy manifold blessings
and little Maud with her Christmas