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1865-05-14-Page 08-Letter 02

Aunt Mag says she feels wonderful fine to day, as she has on her red frock (or more properly speaking, wrapper), and black silk apron. Aunt Bell with her green gingham and silk garibaldi, and then just imagine your humble servant in the prettiest of new calico dresses, with white buttons, ditto ruffles, and you have us all, just as we were until milking time. O yes; you need not grieve any more that you are not here to milk old Whitey as she is "worser" than the - well than she ever was, wont stand even, when she is in that pen, (very still I mean).
By the way I greatly fear I will not have the pleasure of using that fishhook Uncle Sam has laid by for [?] but havn't the least idea I would catch any fish, did I try ever so hard. Calvin's girls are coming over some day this week, when they, Libbie, Aunt Bell, & I are going down to the timber, and if you will come over for breakfast next morning I have no doubt but that you will get whole heaps of fresh fish to eat.

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Aunt Mag says she feels wonderful fine to day, as she has on her red frock (or more properly speaking, wrapper), and black silk apron. Aunt Bell with her green gingham and silk garibaldi, and then just imagine your humble servant in the prettiest of new calico dresses, with white buttons, ditto ruffles, and you have us all, just as we were until milking time. O yes; you need not grieve any more that you are not here to milk old Whitey as she is "worser" than the - well than she ever was, wont stand even, when she is in that pen, (very still I mean). By the way I greatly fear I will not have the pleasure of using that fishhook Uncle Sam has laid by for [?] but havn't the least idea I would catch any fish, did I try ever so hard. Calvin's girls are coming over some day this week, when they, Libbie, Aunt Bell, & I are going down to the timber, and if you will come over for breakfast next morning I have no doubt but that you will get whole heaps of fresh fish to eat.