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Show Lintsi-vcho*, •lidntun^5hhiia. ,,xrah -th, XttB. 8 y -<y dear tmm.tlyf ^ To tne fir-.-it . *r*, m$h of almost «very l e t t e r I have sent' to you duriar the |**t year gm c i l l f i , , a r.cor.1 of uy m^kimmxto z 8.4>Mi.',. lonr loi^ys eetwee* l e t t e r * , »lom..s i tv . 1 >' t i e . a ; . « f »*. : .be.- ox 'Uv.o MUt&S and"I will not trouble to r«p«ai or #juto y^.ir time by so doing. the report l e t t e r and children** l e t t e r sent /oo ? month ajo .smm .et of a family nature exactly out I hop* they told yo-i •«** t u i t g s yr-i w«tv ritt:-r>mt ed in knowing.30 many of th* l e t t e r s i would ii:ce to Willi about o,r l i fe and about the work aust a£«*f* go u n - * r i t t c n . P e r h a p s i t i s Jit a t &J w i l l . ^s ec co*ne to understand eon . l i t i o n s "bet Mi w una become b e t t e r tfelt to eet theia otir time is hopelessly Inadequate for ev-m the things we uvc xao^i-Jg^nd a b i l i t y to do, tttl ^re see so an en that 'i^ed$ -ioia$ *hic\ it i l l ix- 1 P * ti eoyond the p o s s i b i l i t i e s of our *ccm, lisnn*e«t. doubtless we .-mist al*tys choose jfctt'eeen important and most in;, or Writ f and som©times are find i t , a » $t t h e l i t t l e boy M i i *bout sorting potatoes, "nudity ,*ard on th« j m l ^ . e n t ." The ».ood l a t t e r tiutt hnvu come from y./u !**££§ t h i s i&*t month have beta much lfcr-.rfe*eiatacittha i-h 1 mxi atfrui'l mm® of tuoa tore act bee*. evo.fi *cmowi~ le^od*. There wa& p«£,a*e #elco *.e l e t t e r , **i*tea l u s t at the close of the year when S a i t h and l*..»cue eera standi J .-art or u i e i r vacation at the l i t t le • -euse on the " r*-.nch". I f« gftfC I c t f f MM Mitel* I tell S -tfui l a t t e r t e l l i ng •bout the vi*ut,.» m ec$«e£allj hout HM n- 1 ea tftidl | ipi took then ov-r i n t o ^arhrtlec- wO.loy.ti *a*> such "V i,ferecj| l e t t e r that I h»*i tc- m&re £ • i t vfttei the ?uok«r»^, I . .rhe1* acta ifei if j? r e e 4a t e c t o e . I ho... t she ic *• • . Uron;. and c e l l a f t e r her elatei* r ilife ml • . . v . - t fc& gee t i o e tatnli j i t t l e ew faar*i l e t t e r earn*, it 1 i t * -: imm-n, »£ Sere • -*•. th». i 1 -. * h&m't -et l#«t i t * eclCiVihe p n e u ^ ^ x . anu-vo *\ kmw§ elcar l l t t a i bey,It lea • l i t t l e f4»l iatJatHar nhn-oonai.. t&Mi ho-' GMN ^o I caaaot t e t i . I e mriot t o l l yon hew grieved 8 i)M to learn of arald tfu, u«*r»i &e u i , * i t v&i the fiio-^o s^td e*ean .e causae -v i n acoid-n.t. Only t few days hcrmx t- • • s w ^ s T m.o wviti.eri tltcin^in^ .hi?i ana Uw»ai for the t&ftty tiicy p u t - i n t o my. bo>*. *me next 1 ttar- to corao w»fc ^yJ i ef •"-., E9th , i ^ a I r~a-« abe^f the .M %MW£ h& onb oAiQ-r,^ h^vv lyyi^nt^ 1 o.mo,*'-h 1. -:,oane he v;ill v i v a ' thiii^ uf r e a l l y u^km,, UMt v i s i t i^e teve calhv. 2 of h i s oiai£iut, ^««w/l hotu I wftS '*f^ong. T t-.-u^t ntrh';Oi-n.!f o-'ih'n-.n ^e,U lu..., ' - h s n . fc .. t m ' m ^...ojie.. »ae. To hear sri isocli about the wo#k 4$ xhe raaok i&acie ,.H. al.*uii*t tfjei a.si if X hi*U ha.<4 a • i<*it. vith .- rj*?o>i' /J.o 1 '• n.i »)^>.n Uiera.T. hone the mm oychuoo »i.il do •r**!!^* eo *-t. 1 m m"^aid ;/o «*rt :oru'i ( j KJO he*.*'-, hot I h .o* yo I HCaXI Met -a rc«4 s . 1 y if yon *tm- < t oox-i*. &, aa!£ /ore tlian C^l one CaCC wamte you tc Ox- ihinaa n.^ e^tght.l ia ei-aii pea. eeaia let othor pcc^Xe JO tiie t 1.^- /^ for yon thfit they v\n t t o , ol I §0 tfti, t- I k t<;er«j is . .y 1 I f of $mf tiov^io;inf."«?oft 1 ot^f* ei fcur head*! yamr )MMA»#y a^ etw ** ii^.* I h*ono the care place i s fKttrcly e e i i . feci rjiu* you saa u^ver t e l l H to^ emcai pr bont the chxx<irei.,or j nieeo ibo* t ..nyt-,1 if ©I ^nihi. you care to v r i t a . h?my»s l e t t e r of Tan.I.' t h , a - 0 ^r*;.aret'e ai&ee1 em that fay r^.choi . ,t aui-i • t.*e veal I «ae at Pa»| tu« ,a-d hel^«a tu ma .w t»i*t. *trXA. -;ven . iec ilmn it eould h%v@ bia ttiott t&cauJNUfte" 1 siiar&4 wita thn tuaJtoere, o l i t t l e Huth • t i l l r-"?ernhors i«s * l i i « as h r,f -« | . x . a t m l ttaMuHu **t s- r my* a l a t t e r t c l i i n £ abeut t h e i r flans for hnxlox .ot vy^- .at i a l t i t w i t c d . 1 woncter i f it iff to "be a l i t t l e out in •> ^i<o tovor»e an' m ' e . ' i t i two l i t t l e ; «o* . le fm - i l l i^rohm m f.A> s §t l a r g e r . ! s/4o a - o%\ i*>vo :a-.;>r for it *« >- Oe^ n '> r e ' t h a n fivo eeejli a^o.Vo, :tno« tae 'arris, j ,s i L wi.Citi vo ierote yo _ vufi - t r havf rooTis- I . t i l yon itove l a t a your ho m e , am ce »iai of I !' i«». ^'"irevc of fldlg ; *tOW. ho c.-^t out 'vho-i \.-» Porter did i I , . . ' n art a i l very fond ef her*. ir'X' h i& tu r.*t rn to \ e r i c a t u s s4. ri , ou i< 3 heyfi*WI - •he la to l « | in 'to-t t i e . Tin* ^ a l t s ^rcto for the aatreaaee or **ou *r*-cl^y f r i em »H«a9 caq ^et t« 1 m$ t a r t s o" two bxj® 1 J \ . . on t h e i r way to £ "•i-ma^ont .Trev ^* ^ i m . of 4i»a Va r t i -V ^^ Tabor c o l i c ^ ^^. aft- ituj tJ^ t e lee her.ffeey are t e l i &?ul j 0. 1«. ice 'r'ic^ an«* tivs t e l l e s ^re to be p of t h i s aaros . h r ty too, m»9t#l2i »3Pate that she eaa .. u r . ii .. te »c SAitD aiih tal.< tc- her aoout i-i~a«r^arten VIO^K, JUI chc w i l l ^.reoaLly a r i t e to hiia i c r s ^ i f about tli« t i M of t h e i r *rr*v,ii in e-10 ley. It A* i l l be ncxa \1T5 in ay or earl • rffir-7l ay ;^o5«» I pai ao &LMM tete •,«•«• |i&stor .*t her^eioy is 30 .. -MviM , i , obit to ^*ir*iryoae. I •. -• th» ccaiaary the f i r e t . >• *% H i s i|ae theru a - ..^>e.ae..ibi- *c h&i MI ft very ^riXliaat yanoji HUUI -'- -iUi^ sura I not hi^ -it a masi-nary K»aC6 u u ; - -'i ig the f i r s t ecafci I Pal in ftht-i ;o. ft*rs*?*t*tf lot t o r with itC account of her v i s i t hoieet t o l l i n g *hey they weat,»rho/a the / M9tWfW%Ski wiiey d i d v e t c , , ? a e so. voj-y i ite^'^u tn^.*"er:M.-e a Oic chief ehari of UM i c t t a r WAS i t * account of the c h i l d r e n . I find i t m nard t o t h i n * of theia as groiia~ into oir beya and g l r l c , a n d soi«o of the a e i l i be men "and won^n before I cce thexa again.OX course th*3 T^c>,ers we*-" .Tuch i n t e r e s t e d In what yo^$ t c l d of l i t t l e ;-?rancie f i i c k e r . l t i s nt> s u r p r i se |