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[Fleming?] January 5, 1922
 
Dear Sister Josie,
 
                        I first want to congratulate
you upon attaining another birth-day, and,
at last, a sensible age, when you would
naturally commence to give up the childish
folly of playing with dolls, climbing rail
fences and trees, running about the fields with
wheelbarrows.  [?] and I really hope to hear
that you have, but-of course, have doubts,
for, you was always so slow -----.
Have had Eddie Brown up here at-times this
Fall doing up some very necessary work, and
at least got a tight little woodshed, or
storm house outside of our back door again,
where the old one, that Millet and Charlie
Fisher built for mother and Sister Laura,
so long ago, had nearly fallen down. ------
I have just heard that Charley Fisher who
has been at Jessie [Yawger's?] all of last summer,
and so far, this winter, went back to Cora
Myer’s at A, yesterday, as Jessie burns

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wood entirely, fear that the last cold spell,
was too much for him. The poor fellow is
getting very hard of hearing, and his life
is not, all, a picnic.  He is, otherwise, apparent-
ly well, but fleshy, and a look upon
his face, which would make one think of
apoplexy.  He is nearly 76 years old. --------------
Georgie, had a big New Years dinner here, last
Sunday, for some of Charleys people, about 18 or 19
including kids.  Goose and chicken in a-
bundance, I ate too much of the dressing with
gravy, of course, and hav’ent got over it
yet.  Am threatened with my old trouble a-
gain, and am trying to escape sending
for a Dr. Don’t know how I will come out.
But anyway the d-d trouble, don’t add anything
to the real enjoyment of life.  Peggie, when
that boy of yours went home from hear[sic] last
Fall, I asked him to send me down a bottle
or so of “John Wyeth & Brothers, compressed
Cystitis Pill” for diabetis [sic], I used to get them
of Willet, and they always did me good

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When these spells of iritation[sic] occured[sic], Have
look for them in A, in 2 or 3 stores to find
them, but failed.  –Will send a bill but don’t
remember what they cost.  –I would like to
get up there to see you all again, but your
town seems a great ways further off than
it did, only a year or so ago.  Well I have
staid around longer now than any of the
rest of the family, except Sister Laura.
Now Peggie, it is getting nearly time for Fred,
for I have been darned slow writing.  Give
my love to Ruden  & Nellie and the little
ones, and with lots of the same for yourself
and Belle I will quit.
Bro, R.