you being a stranger. You will be able to convince them shortly that you mean business. Are there any Entomologists in that country?

As soon as you can write to me all your plans, and how long you think you will stay and if there is a possibility of our coming down there. 

When I return home I want to have the drawing room repapered and painted and the oiled over, and a few such things to make the house nice for winter, but I would not do it if I was not going to stay there all winter.

The children are still all well. Helen is growing so fast and real thin. Baby is growing and fat. She can say almost anything now. Psyche has eaten cherries until she can

hardly walk. She helps pick them too. 

They want me to stay until Ella comes and she will not be here until the last of next week, so I will be here two weeks longer anyway. It is kind of hard work taking care of baby here, but I guess I can do it. I have been flowing two weeks this time again and do not feel very strong.

The back porch at home is nearly rolled away and it seems as if we had to have a new one. If I have any carpenter work done I shall get Mr. Wright. He does it cheaper. He has been very quick. Had a carbuncle or large boil under his knee they were afraid of blood poisoning.

It has been raining here again and very chilly and cold for

this time of the year.

I spent the day with Mrs Summers had a splendid time. Did I tell you that Erdie Brummer and bride are staying a week at Ida's. She is real nice and pretty. I did not get them a wedding present, can't you get them a spoon or something like that.

Your uncle Til is about dead with cancer and they all were sending him money from here so I gave your mother $15 for him. I will put up a bushel of cherries this week.

Hope when you send money you will state what you want me to pay up first. I intend to get out a debt this year if such a thing is possible. Hope you are well and beginning to see a way through your work. Yours — Marcia Bruner

The girls write that "bale" is dead. They mean one of the hens that sat on her nest all summer and the lice got too thick on her and she yeilded [sic] up the ghost. We had almost a cloud burst here yesterday. Seba came home in it and Ella and the De Bell girls went first before it happened. Helen is using your typewriter this morning.
Marcia

Dear Papa
I Asked Baby if she wanted To see Papa and she said Yes. The lice Ate Babe Pretty near up and she Died The old Hen. and Frido is Here Yet. We Have Apples on our Trees. it warmed To-Day. Alice Feeds herself, and Taylors have got Back. and I Am Sitting on the porch to-night.

and Baby has Been scratching me. Aunt Ella went Home to-day. from?
Helen Bruner

dear papa,
there is a skunk in the barn.
we have had very little fire in the furnace, it's about snowing. I get 100 in arithmetic most every day. and in spelling too.
fido is still here.

uncle jessie is making a new kitchen on his house. we are going there christmas. uncle jessie is quite well. the leaves are falling. here are some. it is cold. Baby wants to go to school. She nearly tore this letter. aunt Seba has a new

silk waist and Mamma too. Miss Helen Bruner.

know of his
no and catch
she tree the
like this ride
apples there soon