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a new gingham dress to school next winter I am going to have it made like that one Florence gave you you must not laugh at my writing for I am in an awful hurry. there is camp meeting at Dunkerton tomorrow. I guess there aint any of us going maybe maria O. will come over next Saterday and me and her will go to town, and she will stay all night when we get back. it has been raining ever since last Tuesday noon. it rained 2 days and a half. I got that money for the ink and pens. there was an awful [illegible] last Thursday night and it rained awful hard the wind took the roof off Charley Higbys barn willie said you never said a word about him but he was agoing to write to you all the same when I did and tell you he was alive yet. I cant write any more now but I will tomorrow and send it to town monday. Well I will finish my letter I am going to church this
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a new gingham dress to school next winter I am going to have it made like that one Florence gave you you must not laugh at my writing for I am in an awful hurry. there is camp meeting at Dunkerton tomorrow. I guess there aint any of us going maybe maria O. will come over next Saterday and me and her will go to town, and she will stay all night when we get back. it has been raining ever since last Tuesday noon. it rained 2 days and a half. I got that money for the ink and pens. there was an awful [illegible] last Thursday night and it rained awful hard the wind took the roof off Charley Higbys barn willie said you never said a word about him but he was agoing to write to you all the same when I did and tell you he was alive yet. I cant write any more now but I will tomorrow and send it to town monday. Well I will finish my letter I am going to church this
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