It makes you real important to be sick , but the time seems awful long when you 're getting better . Your letters were all great , but I liked Felicity 's best , and next to hers the Story Girl 's . Felicity , it will be awful good of you to send me things to eat and the rosebud plate . I 'll be awful careful of it . I hope you wo n't catch the measles , for they are not nice , especially when they strike in , but you would look all right , even if you did have red spots on your face . I would like to try the Mexican Tea , because you want me to , but mother says no , she does n't believe in it , and Burtons Bitters are a great deal healthier . If I was you I would get the velvet hood all right . The heathen live in warm countries so they do n't want hoods . `` I 'm glad you are still praying for me , Cecily , for you ca n't trust the measles . And I 'm glad you 're keeping you know what for me . I do n't believe anything will happen to you if you do take the measles ; but if anything does I 'd like that little red book of yours , The Safe Compass , just to remember you by . It 's such a good book to read on Sundays . It is interesting and religious , too . So is the Bible . I had n't quite finished the Bible before I took the measles , but ma is reading the last chapters to me . There 's an awful lot in that book . I ca n't understand the whole of it , since I 'm only a hired boy , but some parts are real easy . `` I 'm awful glad you have such a good opinion of me . I do n't deserve it , but after this I 'll try to . I ca n't tell you how I feel about all your kindness .
I 'm like the fellow the Story Girl wrote about who could n't XXXXX it out .
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