Peg had your rheumatism ring on and the Story Girl 's blue beads and Sara Ray 's lace soed across the front of her dress . She wanted some tobacco and some pickles . Ma gave her some pickles but said we did n't have no tobacco and Peg went off mad but I guess she would n't bewitch anything on account of the pickles . `` I ai n't any hand to write letters so I guess I 'll stop . Hope you 'll be out soon . DAN . '' THE STORY GIRL 'S LETTER `` DEAR PETER : -- Oh , how glad I am that you are getting better ! Those days when we thought you would n't were the hardest of my whole life . It seemed too dreadful to be true that perhaps you would die . And then when we heard you were going to get better that seemed too good to be true . Oh , Peter , hurry up and get well , for we are having such good times and we miss you so much . I have coaxed Uncle Alec not to burn his potato stalks till you are well , because I remember how you always liked to see the potato stalks burn . Uncle Alec consented , though Aunt Janet said it was high time they were burned . Uncle Roger burned his last night and it was such fun . `` Pat is splendid . He has never had a sick spell since that bad one . I would send him over to be company for you , but Aunt Janet says no , because he might carry the measles back . I do n't see how he could , but we must obey Aunt Janet . She is very good to us all , but I know she does not approve of me . She says I 'm my father 's own child .
I know that does n't mean anything complimentary because she looked so queer when she saw XXXXX I had heard her , but I do n't care .
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