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152 The Grove Februray 19th 1858

Dear Brother Bob

We were disappointed yesterday not hearing from you. Trust we shall get a letter tomorrow. I had a letter form Laura yester= =day: She says she is "not going to be married soon; she says her "friend Mr Mc Nally takes

[page turned upside down] Tell us all about the people you see - for we don't ever hear any news or gossip Cora

[page turned] Cora and I have come to the conclusion that we must be saveing[?] of paper; that is the reason I write on this bloted, and awkwardly shaped paper.

a great deal of interest in her" and she "loves him very dearly.", she thinks all her western friends would like him. Ada is spending the winter at Gawanda. Kirk Jhonson has been to see her lately. Loll wishes you would write to her, - she intends writing to you. I am very busy to day sewing, or at least ought to be. I have been makeing fine

shirts ect. We have been more lonely than usual this week. Charlie is not comeing home untill the last of next week, he is going to take Delia home to Rock Island.

I hope you will get rich: it is a terrible thing to always be poor. I hope you never make a debt, don't buy anything

as long as you live unless you can pay for it, Father always has been, and always will be, poor, because he always has, and always will make debts.

It has snowed every day this week, so you can imagine the sleighing is very good

Willie Balch (who you well recollect was married a little more then a year ago) has a daughter, whi is about your age -

Sshe that was Eliza Grey has a son. We went to go out this evening boo afraid we shan't be able on account in the storm - with much love sister Dalce