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endure the discomfort – maybe
twill leave me when I get used to this
knocking around among strangers and
strange places – I hardly know but
that I may lay part of this to
dyspepsia – but I’ve not had
dyspepsia lately. – I have
not smoked much – no more than
when at home – hardly once a day
on an average – I have a mind to try
taking blue pill and see if Dr Hoy
is right in saying the liver
not spleen is the seat of
meloncholy –

Now dont you “go for to” supposing
that my mind is out of order – I have
thought and considered all this and
will run no risk of what I fear
you would suspect – So dont go to
running down here on a false alarm
- but not spend a half hour in giving
me a prescription – I shall have a
month or so yet down here and if
I can try any new plan to get rid of
my low spirits I want to do it. Fear
it really is very unpleasant and interferes
with my work even –

Ill probably go to St. Vincents
college Cape Girardeau Mo ^{on Miss River} next week
- I cant certainly tell my movements
for some time ahead –

In a Hurry
Son Bob.

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I should not have bothered you with this at all father but I believe you
yourself have been in just about my state of mind – only being away
from home and friends my grief becomes more “acute” as the doctors say
'tis a chronic disease with me any way -