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Wise-Clark family papers, May-July 1865
1865-05-07-Page 02-Letter 02
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old Hen and her brood. Thinks the world of them too, but she concluded this morning that she would give them to Aunt Tea. Thought she would get Grandma to put them in the Basket and she would get on Gipsey and take them to you. She dident like to give it up either said she dident want to go to meeting wanted to go to see Aunt Tea, Uncle Sam. I had her Hat done over, and trimed in blue velvet, and some little straw ornaments cost $2,00 tis real pretty I think. You cant immageine how nice the yards and Orchard look now, every thing is comeing out so nicely, think we are going to have plenty of cherries and Apples. We are going to have the two Bells pick [in margins] why dont you pizen the bed bugs, the mean [mustent] get rich too fast remember the rest of us are as poor as Jobs Turkey. So [Jim?] gets home I dont care am not affraid but what we can make an honsest liveing I hope though that you will feel rich enough to come home this fall Jessie sends many kisses Bell
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old Hen and her brood. Thinks the world of them too, but she concluded this morning that she would give them to Aunt Tea. Thought she would get Grandma to put them in the Basket and she would get on Gipsey and take them to you. She dident like to give it up either said she dident want to go to meeting wanted to go to see Aunt Tea, Uncle Sam. I had her Hat done over, and trimed in blue velvet, and some little straw ornaments cost $2,00 tis real pretty I think. You cant immageine how nice the yards and Orchard look now, every thing is comeing out so nicely, think we are going to have plenty of cherries and Apples. We are going to have the two Bells pick [in margins] why dont you pizen the bed bugs, the mean [mustent] get rich too fast remember the rest of us are as poor as Jobs Turkey. So [Jim?] gets home I dont care am not affraid but what we can make an honsest liveing I hope though that you will feel rich enough to come home this fall Jessie sends many kisses Bell
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