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Milton Mowrer letters to sister Ellen Miller Mowrer, 1866-1868

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Well, Sister, are you having anything good, that is, anything extra for Christmas? If I was home I'd spend Christmas and New Years that would be the present I would wish for, but that cannot be, but you see me home about first of April, which will be along soon enough for me. Ellen, last evening I attended a Phrenological lecture. After the lecture he called on those who wanted to know what special organs (or bumps) they possessed should come forward. Of course this was a too good opportunity to have pass so three of us (strangers to each other) walked front. The lecturer delivered me what I was good for and vice versa, and described so minutely the different social qualities that he really did surprise me.
I wished you'd been present too, perhaps you may an opportunity of having the manipulation of your head and a description.

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Well, Sister, are you having anything good, that is, anything extra for Christmas? If I was home I'd spend Christmas and New Years that would be the present I would wish for, but that cannot be, but you see me home about first of April, which will be along soon enough for me. Ellen, last evening I attended a Phrenological lecture. After the lecture he called on those who wanted to know what special organs (or bumps) they possessed should come forward. Of course this was a too good opportunity to have pass so three of us (strangers to each other) walked front. The lecturer delivered me what I was good for and vice versa, and described so minutely the different social qualities that he really did surprise me. I wished you'd been present too, perhaps you may an opportunity of having the manipulation of your head and a description.