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There is no end to surprizes to this young woman, when I opened the check Ⓐemendation I expected to see five hundred dollars at the most, when I saw the one, I thought it was one hundred, and could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw that it was one thousand dollars— I felt as if I had suddenly discovered a fathomless mine—as if I had all the money that I could ever need— I thought Father that you were going to economize this year, you have not shown much economy in your dealings with me.

Well all I can say is that I thank you very much and feel as if I have all the money that I could can possibly want to spend was immensely rich—

I was glad to learn by Theodores letter that you were more comfortable yesterday morning— I do hope that you will improve and I do wish that it might be rapidly— We do want to see you and Mother here—

We found Mrs Moffett here when we arrived. , we We came through very comfortably— 1explanatory note

I bought today a beautiful plated syrup Ⓐemendation cup, I had none, and once when we had syrup on the table it was put on in my japanes Japanese pitcher and Mr C. did not think that was in keeping—

I wish we could know just how you are feeling tonight— I enclose a cure for dyspepsia which Mrs Moffett was very anxious to have me send—

Samuel will finish this letter are not you glad? he is splendid.

Lovingly Livy

(No, that isn’t so.) Livy is delighted with her check, & I am as delighted as she is, to see her enjoy it so, and besides it is a real pleasure to see father give, because he does it so ungrudgingly. (There, I have written that as if I were talking it to Livy instead of writing it to you, father—for I am so dreamy tonight, & so seemingly dazed, that I think & talk & write in reverie. Have been awake since 5.30 AM.) But we did enjoy the check father, just exactly as much as if we had found the money buried in a pot in the backyard, because a present from you never frets, or humiliates or loads wi one with a sense of having contracted a debt & given an invisible note for it secured by a lien on the rece recipient’s Ⓐemendation pride & peace of mind. till

C. C. Converse has written to s Selkirk to send him a lot of those Expresses with the Talmage article in it (I happened to see the package & inquired about it.) The congregation probably find it interesting.2explanatory note

We’ll Ⓐemendation shall not send for my brother. We have editorial help enough already, & we are going to discontinue the Evening paper & let the job office to two printers on a per centage. Moreover, Joe is going we have a chance to sell the Evening telegraphic franchise, if we find upon examination that when one buys that sort of property he owns it. The Evening paper & the job office were leaks from the start, & these boys did not know it. That is the sort of business man Selkirk is. Now we’ll have a little better income.3explanatory note

I am beginning to yearn to furnish the billiard-room & make it lovely—& just as soon as I break down Livy’s sensible prejudices about one’s spending money while one is still in debt you will hear of the upholsterers & carpenters being at work in the sky parlor.

Were those flowers to be planted with the roots up—or just in the old way? It is Livy’s question. I think their peculiarity, if they have any, is probably in their fragrance, & not in the fanciful Ⓐemendation fashion of planting them, but Livy says she knows different.

Love & warm good wishes to all of you.

With strong affection,