S P O T L I G H T
June 23rd [1900] Before Breakfast w-a-days My only time no necticut Watertown, Con
ur sadness and unmindful of yo en be t no ve ha e that we have —w on the keen jump ding-up festivities in en w be r l ou al d ng an vi th ha bo hours and en ing away her last While we have be ly because we have th on ea is br it e d er th an , g ie in ie ly t Ann it seemed think of Aunt Ann re she died—and anxiety about Aun fo to l be fu k in ee pa w a ry r ve fo y. She me r. It is there is no remed on was just the sa if iti not written oftene d nd ge co on a’s ol iz pr El t be t no [Mrs. lp her. Aun the suffering may and poor Louise at u, th no one able to he yo pe r fo ho ly rd on ha r. One can that is doubly happiness came so hard to see he en I know. Her elia’s for so long ok D t br tun ar A he d is an ] re er ht has been your ca ie Dutton’s daug e and Aunt Ann ec ni ar them. s . Horace has ft’ be r Ta he o ns lp Alpho the last boys to go rrows to he r so fo o g tw tin r ai he w n e ar ee tw we uld not pull providentially be st week and now been afraid he co la f ve of ha e I m ca at th es y iti bilit ming of the Our usual festiv d consequent de ginning the cram an be at re ro fo th be s r” hi ce ra e with r a “b getting on . However, he is been so miserabl we did last year fo ar as ye st on la nd d Lo ha it ew for him t to N c effect be the best thing ve the same toni through. We wen ill ha w t t no ha d w di ow it t ester. d to kn ions, bu ded to go to Glouc ci him. I am puzzle t de boys for examinat s ou ry ab bu ry gs or in w K t u must no aine—but I do arbor because the with care and yo ests the coast of M e rooms at Seal H gg th su up d n an ve gi em ve th ha tomorrow and re with this summer. We t to go somewhe be in New Haven gh ill ou w e w an m es er rit w Sh . on cts to stay one Sherman Thacher t decide pretty so e weeks and expe us re m th e r W fo . re an he pl e en ten days of r th s be not entirely favo a Clark and had days. My sister ha he w T fe d a an r fo ce t la en al m W ence That was a Mrs. here after Comm Decoration Day. Springfield with in on s et ad m gr e d W ol e. of m g school ion g ho home for the reun . Besides cultivatin more before goin e ol m ho co sc e to th d of ha I e Then as a regular featur better. jollification there. know each other e must keep it up w to d ce an an n as rather ch sio a ca oc em d gives th and though I w an very pleasant ay e hd tim rt bi od y go m a old boys him to me on My time has been spirit, it gives the ppy? Horace gave him immensely. d pu a ye jo d en ha I ve ha ow I ing, s on the rugs. He Did you kn ng so young a be r making puddle ni fo ai m tr hi of g t in gh pp ou hi dw put him out to appalled at the th and down stairs an to play. We shall up irs ta m ns hi w ng do ki g ta in by d go Collie of fine rather broken up . He is a Scotch special purpose an ng at ni th ai r tr fo e rs fin ai st in y 2nd. g up ill be named him Sand persists in comin come back he w ve e ha w I n so he w e, d m an ho ve at mmer are looking board for the su teresting and we ndy we used to ha in Sa d so ol en e be th e ve lik ha will be not un letters en the trip that it ev oward Taft] two breed and looks of H t m ou ia h ill uc W r m he ot sure. He gets so Will’s [Horace’s br with unusual plea ila an M om fr e on forward to the e. The problems to him in that lin ng hi yt er ev th wor irly—but I do divided pretty fa en be ve ha to think of the seem rs. What do you ia fr e th ill W vy sevelt to be not en it a pity for Roo t n’ Is t? ke tic an a useful Republic in that way! Such le] ib eg ill is d or w Now I [original the active ranks. om fr ed ar sp be man can ill litician as goverget some vile po suppose we shall Manila—I met . To go back to rk Yo ew N of r very pleasno son of Springfield in tk A . rs M d an Mr. festivities were ere. The farewell th as w I n he w inson you antly included. Mr. Atk e er w e w d an on Educagoing perintendent of Su d te in po ap as favorknow w ic]. He is a great [s ns ea pp ili Ph e tion in th ,
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