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LONGHAMPTON, NEW JERSEY, _June 27th_. MY DEAR MARGARET [so Nancy read],  The climate of this seaside place suits me so badly that I have concluded to spend the rest of the summer with you, lightening those household tasks which will fall so heavily on your shoulders. LONGHAMPTON NEW JERSEY JUNE TWENTY SEVENTH MY DEAR MARGARET SO NANCY READ THE CLIMATE OF THIS SEASIDE PLACE SUITS ME SO BADLY THAT I HAVE CONCLUDED TO SPEND THE REST OF THE SUMMER WITH YOU LIGHTNING THOSE HOUSEHOLD TASKS WHICH FALL SO HEAVILY UPON YOUR SHOULDERS
make new ones here and there in handy corners. Dozens of shelves in odd spaces helped much in the tidy stowing away of household articles, bed-clothing, and stores. In the midst of this delightful and cheery setting-to-rights a letter arrived from Cousin Ann. The family was all sitting together in Mrs. Carey's room, the announced intention being to hold an important meeting of the Ways and Means Committee, the Careys being strong on ways and uniformly short on means. The arrival of the letters by the hand of Bill Harmon's boy occurred before the meeting was called to order. "May I read Cousin Ann's aloud?" asked Nancy, who had her private reasons for making the offer. "Certainly," said Mrs. Carey unsuspectingly, as she took up the inevitable stocking. "I almost wish you had all been storks instead of chickens; then you would always have held up one foot, and perhaps that stocking, at least, wouldn't have had holes in it!" "Poor Muddy! I'm learning to darn," cried Kathleen, kissing her.  WITH BILL HARMON'S CONSENT TO MAKE NEW ONES HERE AND THERE IN HANDY CORNERS DOZENS OF SHELVES AND ODD SPACES HELPED MUCH IN THE TIDY STOWING AWAY OF HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES BEDCLOTHING AND STORES IN THE MIDST OF THIS DELIGHTFUL AND CHEERY SETTING TO RIGHTS A LETTER ARRIVED FROM COUSIN ANN THE FAMILY WAS ALL SITTING TOGETHER IN MISSUS CAREY'S ROOM THE ANNOUNCED INTENTION BEING TO HOLD AN IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE THE CAREYS BEING STRONG ON WAYS AND UNIFORMLY SHORT OF MEANS THE ARRIVAL OF LETTERS BY THE HAND OF BILL HARMON'S BOY OCCURRED BEFORE THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER MAY I READ COUSIN ANNS ALOUD ASKED NANCY WHO HAD HER PRIVATE REASONS FOR MAKING THE OFFER CERTAINLY SAID MISSUS CAREY UNSUSPECTINGLY AS SHE TOOK UP THE INEVITABLE STOCKINGS I ALMOST WISH YOU HAD ALL BEEN STORKS INSTEAD OF CHICKENS THEN YOU WOULD HAVE ALWAYS HELD UP ONE FOOT AND PERHAPS THAT STOCKING AT LEAST WOULDN'T HAVE HAD HOLES IN IT POOR MATTIE I'M LEARNING TO DARN CRIED KATHLEEN KISSING HER
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