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Eliza says thee has been in school ever since
thee was eight years old and ought to have
a year off _ Cornelia thinks thee ought not
to let such a good opportunity pass and she
wants thee to teach her children! I have not
heard John's opinion _ Frank Mrs. Young & I took
tea there last eve in honor of John's Birth-
day - (42) - we had a very nice evening tho -
it was short as I felt anxious to get back to
father - who had too bad a cold to go out. He is
rather better to-day but has a trouble-some
cough _ Frank has a cold and a pain in
his eye _ does thee know he can not read a word
with the eye that was struck? I am very much
worried about it; but do not allude to it _ We
heard to-day that James has Pneumonia _ I fear
it will go hard with him as his lungs are weak
and his stomach suffering from his drinking
habits. tho he has not taken whiskey for ten
months _ I would like to get to see him, but it
is not possible I fear. Eliza and I did not
get to Wash^n [Washington?] as we planned. Hallwell's stomach
was out of order and he had some fever & she had a bad
cold, so we gave it out and as it turned out a rainy
aft; we were very glad we were at home - I spent