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The shelf back of the kitchen
stove represents - two pairs of
wool mittens, two pair of old buck
skin mittens, three kinds of
almands, the conservative
platform speech of Mr JP Whiting
K.C. M.P.P., more nails,
straps, bolts, whet stones,
knife sharpener, a box of matches,
an old case for a morchaum
pipe, the wood box has been
spit in till it stinks worse than
a skunk, and the old spittoon
was turned out doors reeking
with poisonous filth. Are
men neat animals? How can
they be when they are a set of
smoking, tobacco, chewing, spitting,
swearing, - Oh Lord is it
sinful these filthy habits and stubs
of burnt matches, tobacco ashes &c &c.
I partly write to Muriel & mix up the spoons.