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4^th

The fourth meeting of the Home Interest
was hld at Lucknough 11^th Mo 26
1870 & all the members were present
excepting two: one of whom was indisposed
& the other was absent from the
neighborhood. Nearly all came in good time
except the secretary whose want of punctuality
was less excusable than if the meeting
had been some where else.

In consequence of his tardiness we did
not organize until four oclock, one hour
later than that proposed.

It was then too late, if it had not been
too uncomfortable, out of doors, to take
the tour of inspecton usual at former
meetings which we expect to keep up
whenever vegetable or flower gardens can be
found. But here we were told nothing of
the kind exists. The last remnants of
curly head savoys, that once towered about
a wilderness of weeds, have been nipped by
a score of sheep, & their long & spare stems