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all their children. Charley drove
back leaving Bell & the little ones
here, going to stay all night.
I glad to see them. R goes home
to get her clothes to go with this
family to the lecture. Grace goes
home with R and finds aunt Dana
there. So R comes back with G
for milk & buttermilk, says cant
go to the temperance lecture for visit.
A beautiful evening and they start for
the church, Voltie, Belle, Grace and Mart.
I stay with the youngones and care
for them. They came at 10 Oclock.
We had a time or two with young
Charles Victor crying for mamma Belle.
Well H Watson meant to come home
with Grace from Kingston on Thursday
again commencing rather early through
spring to sponge boraid [sic] and lodging
again. But he did not come.
[Belle|Bell]] & I sit up and visited till late

no rain