We are very sorry that you and Joe have the whooping-cough. It is one of
the few things it is right to be very selfish about. You must be ever so
careful not to give any of it away, you know, and that's why you have to
stay at home from school. One comfort is that next winter your mamma
will say, "I am not afraid of whooping-cough any more, for my boys have
had it." At least she will not be afraid of your having it very severely
again. Perhaps some of the little correspondents will send you a name
for Madame Puss. We think Mouser is as good as any. Is it difficult to
set type?
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