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were singing. we could not help stopping to listen to them.. The Institute Scholars, threading their way, two and two, through the light and shade under the trees, formed rather an interesting scene. I do not know as I have told you that we are almost entirely surrounded by evergreen forests, which not only help to keep us warm, but are very beautiful . In some spots where the brown and withered leaves of the oak are interspersed, they seem to have almost the beauty of the Autumn woods. Jan. 13. I rose at five this morning have had a nice walk, and have finished copying my composition, to hand Mr. Russell this morning, and now I can write a letter with a light heart duty before pleasure, you know is the maxim. I have plenty of compositions to write. Our Rhetoric scholars bring in one every Monday morning, the French class prepares one every other Saturday and occasionally one must be prepared for the exercises of Tuesday & Friday evening. In addition to this, for the last two weeks, the class in Retoric have prepared one nearly every day. So my mind has been quite closely occupied. Wherever I go and whatever I do, I am thinking continually of composition. I think it has been very profitable to me, though it is somewhat, wearisome. I suppose we shall have a little change in our exercises this week, which will be very agreeable. I have read two compositions, on the stage, and sung twice. Is not that considerable for little Nettie to do ? We have quite a company of visitors, on Tuesday and Friday evenings. Last Friday, a large company came from Manchester. We have frequent visits from friends of education. Since I wrote, prof. Samuel Willow, an elocutionist, has been here. Dr. T.S. Lambert has been here, and delivered six very interesting lectures on Physiology. He is from New York city but is lecturing in Boston this winter. I feel much happier than at first, for I am now acquainted with the scholars and feel interested in them. I enjoy the society of my room mate more and more every day. The weather is warmer now, and our room is very comfortable besides we have substitute for a carpet on the floor and have nailed a shawl over one window. so we keep quite warm Brother George has been sick for three days. We took a severe cold and was very feverish. I felt very anxious about him, the first two days, but the load is somewhat lightened to day for he is much better, though not yet quite able to go down to the school room. He seems quite interested in study.