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Ellen Mowrer Miller writings, 1865-1869
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some very hard strokes when [Ragan?] [illegible] fall on her knees to pray, he was laughed at a great deal for his doing so but did not mind it; he is very hard against woman voting [illegible] because he was the only argument he [illegible] but [illegible] was a little [tickled?] at him in the evening when it was a [illegible] he said, well miss [illegible] no how would you like to be out in the rain at a womans rights convention. I said the rain is fine it comes down from heaven you know refreshes & services all things. [illegible] I was [oft?] at a [illegible] when it rained & it never made me sick but on the contrary it [energized?] me sometimes [illegible] had the ague so bad that I [illegible] have is [illegible] the [illegible] & [illegible]. he said " yes but you were thinking then of some nice young man." I said no I did not let my mind go on such a subject-as that did not [illegible] of [lovestruck?] affairs but enjoyed the [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] sun light viewing the ground [illegible] of [nature?] the beautiful flowers, the magnificent [illegible] as it wavers in the gentle breeze. I was then
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some very hard strokes when [Ragan?] [illegible] fall on her knees to pray, he was laughed at a great deal for his doing so but did not mind it; he is very hard against woman voting [illegible] because he was the only argument he [illegible] but [illegible] was a little [tickled?] at him in the evening when it was a [illegible] he said, well miss [illegible] no how would you like to be out in the rain at a womans rights convention. I said the rain is fine it comes down from heaven you know refreshes & services all things. [illegible] I was [oft?] at a [illegible] when it rained & it never made me sick but on the contrary it [energized?] me sometimes [illegible] had the ague so bad that I [illegible] have is [illegible] the [illegible] & [illegible]. he said " yes but you were thinking then of some nice young man." I said no I did not let my mind go on such a subject-as that did not [illegible] of [lovestruck?] affairs but enjoyed the [illegible] [illegible] the [illegible] sun light viewing the ground [illegible] of [nature?] the beautiful flowers, the magnificent [illegible] as it wavers in the gentle breeze. I was then
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