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To: Miss Lilla M. Dunphey From: Nancy Jack
__________________________________________________________________________ Ever dear Lilla: I am well and hope you are. We are going to have some Syrup for supper. so you need not feel so big over your makeing Syrup this week. I said I was well but I am not because I have a very bad cold and my nose is running like good one. The other day Mother was coming on with this cold everyone is haveing. and she went to make some pudding for supper here she was when I looked up cooking, with a rag tied round her nose or rather under it. and it was brought round and pinned on the top of her head. I laughed I could not help it. she looked funny. I asked her what she had (spell it I can't) that thing on for. and she said that it dripped faster than she could wipe it away, now she is sick abed wit it was not up at all yesterday. this morning got up and got her clothes on, but her had to go right back to bed gain, her head aches awfully. well to tell the truth my own does not do much better. but there I am all right any way, while M. is sick. Monday morning April 13-1885 M. is a little better now. I must go and get something for dinner. guess I must get some and make some Molasses gingerbread + some bisket. and have some Syrup. Now I have got my potatoes in to bake and gingerbread in to cook. will tell you some news if I can think of any. At any rate it is snowing. Jennie Farnham is going to stay at home now from every thing not even go to Lodge since they was married next fall sometime in November-guess the Lodge will give an entertainment. this all my make up but it is quite likely that they will. Did you know that they gave one a little while ago? Father is going to Newport this arternoon. with some butter. don yer wis yer was here to go wid him if Mudder want sick I should go … an tak a Mosick lesson. my day was Friday but could not go. There I must close I don't know where to send This. Nancy Jack I have 1436 old cancelled Postage stamps ha! ha!! ha!!! ha!!!! [last line written in large letters] |