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DADDY-LONG-LEGS
On her father's side they date back further than Adam. On the topmost branches of her family tree there's a superior breed of monkeys, with very fine silky hair and extra long tails.
I meant to write you a nice, cheerful, entertaining letter to-night, but I'm too sleepy—and scared. The Freshman's lot is not a happy one.
Yours, about to be examined,
Judy Abbott.
Sunday.
Dearest Daddy-Long-Legs,
I have some awful, awful, awful news to tell you, but I won't begin with it; I'll try to get you in a good humor first.
Jerusha Abbott has commenced to be an author. A poem entitled, "From my Tower", appears in the February Monthly—on the first page, which is a very great honor for a Freshman. My English in-
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