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July 23.1890. 



My dear Deane : — 



Well, I suppose that I have gotten Op just deserts at last. 

 I have not heard from you for an age. I was flattering myself that I 

 had one correspondent that I might mistreat with, impunity; that I had 

 one friend that would return good for evil. I give you credit for do- 

 ing it for a long time; for being far better to me tha.\ my sins of 

 omission deserved. I'm only sorry that you have not had the grace to 

 keep on heaping coals of fire on my head. It dawns on me now that I 

 must have checked your kindness by that list of my increasing duties. 

 Was not that woful tale in the last letter that I wrote you ? Did 

 you take it as meaning that I was too busy to read and enjoy your let- 

 ters ? Too bad, if you did. I can't think it of you. Keep it up, old 

 man. Do write to me, if you will accept such broken correspondence as 

 mine in return. I can't bear to cut myself off entirely from you, and 

 will really try to do better. 



You've been up at Jaffrey I suppose , having a jolly good rest. I 

 hope that your anticipations in regard to the improvement of Mrs. Deane 

 in he ...1th have been verified. Give her our warmest re cards and let me 

 hear how rapidly she has regained her strength. 



My wife has been having a siege since Comiencement. About the 

 first of June her father came up to make us a visit. He is in very 



