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cooked & washed all the dishes
Wells kindled a coal fire which brought on
cheers and warms all the room
and the hearts of all the family.
Evenings mail, a letter from Laura Joslin,
2 from Voltie, "Herald
& Star", "Whig", "Christian Guardian"
War news is that the Dutch are
whipping the "Dickens out of the
English" good for Uncle "Paul".
Beat them back old man. Dont
let the Englishers enroach [sic: encrouch] into
your little Republic and rob you
of your country & homes and gold
mines and diamonds. They already
own enough of this Earths surface, much
more than they can keep clean
There is a darkest England as well
as a darkest Africa