561

Ames, Iowa.
Monday July 11. 1881.

Dear Papa.
It rained so hard
last night that
water came into
our cellar 5 in. deep.
Mamma is glad you
didn't take your
rubber boots for
Nana put them on
and waded in the
water to get the
potatoes for break-
fast. Mr. Norman
and Mr. Lucas came
to see how much
rain fell. It was
5.6-

I[f?] the passenger-
train from the