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J eould not get any for her. Tell her that I will 
take everything back I used to say about Ireland; it | 
is a great place and I am sorry we shall have to leave 
it soon. With much love, 
Most affectionately, 
Rosamond. 
City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. 
Royal Mail Steamer ‘‘Leinster.’’ October 14, 1906. 
Dear Mother and Father: 
Here we are just before the Holyhead boat starts 
waiting for dinner and writing to you. We left 
Dublin and went to Lisburn, changing at Portadown. 
Frank and Malcolm met us at the station and we 
went to Conway, where we arrived in time for din- 
ner. All of the Gordons, excepting Aunt Maria, were 
there. We had a fine time and bridge afterwards. 
On the next day we stayed for lunch and Aunt 
Maria was there and also Cousin Nellie Andrews 
and Cousin Eliza Grushwitz. They were, I think, 
quite pleased with Rosamond. After lunch we went 
to Hilden where we stayed with Aunt Maria until 
to-day. Yesterday we went over and saw Uncle 
James and Aunt Maria Barbour. We had a very 
good time indeed there and many were the kind mes- 
sages which were sent to you. This forenoon, Sun- 
day, we went to Grove Green and saw Harry and 
Anna just arrived the night before from Queens- 
town. At Hilden we really had a pleasant time, al- 
though the weather was bad, as might have been ex- 
pected at this time of the year. All the relations 
have been very nice and kind and we have enjoyed 
seeing them more than I can tell you. I only wish 
