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My dear Papa
I received your
letter some time ago and was grieved and
shocked to hear of poor dear Gordons death.
I'm sorry for dear Aunt Mamie and Grandma
too and aunt Helen but he is in Heaven now
with his father. I can never forget the last time
I was there and what a pleasant time we had
playing games. Marjorie went with me once.
We will see him again some time in that
beautiful summer land where there will be
no snow or pneumonia. what will poor aunt
Mamie ever do but grandma says the Lord
can heal her broken heart. Uncle Wells came
home on Christmas day like a big Christmas
present to us all. Martin came home a week
earlier. Martin brought me as a present a
beautiful celluoid work box with thimble
cissor [sic] &c complete and presents for Grace, Volty
and Grandma. Edna Quinn at Christmas time
gave me a moroco case for holding letter paper,
envelopes, pen holder, blotting pad &c all fill
Nelly Guy sent me a flower pot holder.
Grace gave me books and other things and
we had a Christmas dinner and
Wells came. Miss Gordon is our new teacher.