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Title
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Lawrence Bruner to Helen Bruner, 1897, Nov. 21
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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Date
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1897, Nov. 21
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Description
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Handwritten 4 page letter from Lawrence Bruner to Helen Bruner, "I forgot to say in my letter to Mamma that I am so glad to hear that all of you have been so well."
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Identifier
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081210-1897-033b
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Transcription
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with a mouth running half way around Sketch of the Esquerzo and the people say it is very poisonous when it bites. It bites too, and when it does bite it never lets loose but hangs on till both the person or animal and itself die. I will try to bring a specimen of each kind along home when I come.
Today while I was at Thomases I saw some little ostriches. They are funny little things. There are two rooster birds and one hen. At first the hen laid 17 hegs in one nest and then oldest rooster set on the eggs. Now she is laying in another nest and the other rooster is sitting on it while the first one is taking care of the little ostriches.
On the prairies, which are called pampas here, ostriches go in droves. When laying time comes the boss rooster makes all the hens lay in his nest till it is full when he sits on them and the next boss rooster makes a next and the hens all lay till his nest is full,& so on till all the roosters are sitting on eggs. I have 4 nice ostrich eggs to bring home. Of course they are all blowed out and only the shells are left. I am going to try and get some more because they
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Rights
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