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January. 1898.

Sat. 1st Windy and cold.
New Years Day. Immediately after breakfast
Father and Mother drove over to Brookeville
to take the butter sending it to town in
the creamery wagon. They came home by
Olney and brought the mail. Aunt Eliza
feeling badly, and did not come down till
dinner time. Uncle Dr. and Charlie called.
In the afternoon Mr. Chichester came.
and after tea Father and Mother walked up
to Mr. Machalle. the little baby is very ill
with pneumonia. I made ginger cakes.

Sun. 2. Cold.
Father, Mother and Auntie Brooke went to
Meeting to cousin Joe Stabler to dinner, and
to Mr. J. T. Moores to call. Aunt Eliza and
I worked about read and wrote. Agnes left
right after dinner and we were all alone for
a while. How much I miss my dear
Cissy these days that we were to spend together,
- no one can know - and how can
she come home some where else? A quiet
evening reading and writing.

Mon. 3. Clear and cold.
Blue Monday. Father went to the Insurance
meeting, dined at Cloverly, took
Aunt Eliza as far as Olney on her way
to Mindon. Mother Auntie B. and I drove
over to Brookeville, and worked all day.
Finished up, and the house looks so
sweet and pretty - A letter from Sister

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