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I noticed that the present ones are very rotten, and I dare say by this time you have processions of red and black ants coming into your house. It seemed to me that I never saw so much insect life as in Beulah. Moths, caterpillars, brown tails, slugs, spiders, June bugs, horseflies, and mosquitoes were among the pests I specially noted. I NOTICE THAT THE PRESENT ONES ARE VERY ROTTEN AND I DARE SAY BY THIS TIME YOU HAVE PROCESSIONS OF RED AND BLACK ANTS COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE IT SEEMS TO ME I NEVER SAW SO MUCH INSECT LIFE AS IN BEULAH MOTHS CATERPILLARS BROWN TAILS SLUGS SPIDERS JUNE BUGS HORSE FLIES AND MOSQUITOES WERE AMONG THE PESTS I SPECIALLY NOTICED
remember!" groaned the children in chorus.] I do not regret this, though my view of life, of its sorrows and perplexities, has changed somewhat, and I am more practical than I used to be. The general opinion is that in giving for a present an object of permanent beauty, your friends think of you whenever they look upon it. ["That's so!" remarked Gilbert to Nancy.] This is true, no doubt, but there are other ways of making yourself remembered, and I am willing that you should think kindly of Cousin Ann whenever you use the new pump. The second improvement I wish made with the money is the instalment of a large furnace-like stove in the cellar, which will send up a little heat, at least, into the hall and lower rooms in winter. You will probably have to get the owner's consent, and I should certainly ask for a five years' lease before expending any considerable amount of money on the premises. If there is any money left, I should suggest new sills to the back doors and those in the shed. EMEMBER AT THE TIME OF YOUR WEDDING WE REMEMBER GROANED THE CHILDREN IN CHORUS I DO NOT REGRET THIS THOUGH MY VIEW OF LIFE OF ITS SORROWS AND PERPLEXITIES HAS CHANGED SOMEWHAT AND I AM MORE PRACTICAL THAN I USED TO BE THE GENERAL OPINION IS IN GIVING WHERE PRESENT AN OBJECT OF PERMANENT BEAUTY YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU WHENEVER THEY LOOK UPON IT THAT'S SO REMARKED GILBERT TO NANCY THIS IS TRUE NO DOUBT BUT THERE ARE OTHER WAYS OF MAKING YOURSELF REMEMBERED AND I AM WILLING THAT YOU SHOULD THINK KINDLY OF COUSIN ANN WHENEVER YOU USED THE NEW PUMP THE SECOND IMPROVEMENT I WISH MADE WITH THE MONEY IS THE INSTALMENT OF A LARGE FURNACE LIKE STOVE IN THE CELLAR WHICH WILL SEND UP A LITTLE HEAT AT LEAST INTO THE HALL AND LOWER ROOMS IN THE WINTER YOU PROBABLY WILL HAVE TO GET THE OWNER'S CONSENT AND I SHOULD CERTAINLY ASK FOR FIVE YEARS LEASE BEFORE EXPENDING ANY CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY ON THE PREMISES IF THERE IS ANY MONEY LEFT I SUGGEST NEW SILLS TO THE BACK DOORS AND THOSE IN THE SHED
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