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The gossip on page 3 is interesting! However, Dr. Shine was a man of impeccable morals, and this would not have been in character with any thing he did in his life. I do not believe this gossip had any truth to it. However, it is interesting to note that the Shines were related to the Stallings through the sisters listed above (Susan and Sallie’s mother was a Stalling).

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(Little punctuation used.  Periods seem to be used for commas sometimes.)

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Honoraville. Ala
Feb 1st 1893

Dear Sister

I guess you think I have taken my own good time to answer your last letter, which I have but I will beg to be forgiven this time and promise to do better in the future.  I am now staying with Sis Minnie awhile She went down after me Monday and we came back yesterday.  Papa & Buddie came up here last Friday and stayed until Monday with Sis Minnie & She went home with them after me guess I will stay with

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her two or three weeks.  You cant imagine how proud we all were to have Bro Hix with us Christmas it was a real love feast among us but we are still grieving because we had not made our arrangements for all to spend the time at home, think all would have been better Satisfied.  Ida and her children spent last week with us.  Brice is off on the river running timber Ida's baby is real pretty and sweet but isnt as large as Sallies, her boy is a bouncer weighs fourteen pounds John Watson has(?) an another (sic) son and it weighed fourteen pounds when it was born.  he named it Grover Cleaveland.  Buddie named his Uriah Hix will call him Uriah,

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Rube Brogden and the Stallings told a fine lie on Bro Hix but I think that very few sensible people will give it any credit whatever Rube said that Bro Hix kept the money that he collected on the train for that lady with the sick children and besides that he stoled (sic) a cow in Brazos Co. and that was why he left there.  We all feel very indignant over the matter and want Bro Hix to write to the lady and have her send a receipt for the money to Rube Brogden & old Mrs Nora Stallings.  Mama has Texas fever bad says She thinks she must go next fall or if she gets ten cents for her cotton she is going next may.  Papa is not doing as well as he was

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the first of last week.  I think he exercises too much when he feels a little better he thinks then he is almost well and goes and does too much.  We have planted some garden seed and they are up real pretty, but dont see how they came up, it has been so cold.  Well Sis Minnie wants to write a little and I will close and let her write.  You must write to us often and I will promise to answer every letter, tell Essie to write to me I will be glad to hear from her.  much love and many kisses to all from

Queenie.