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I had the pleasure a few days ago of reading quite a letter from you to Joseph, containing many topics of interest, which I suppose have been discussed between you: when J showed it me, I could not stay to read, I had considerable difficulty in obtaining it from him, that I might carry it home with because he said I should wear it out! What is the reason you do not write such letters to your brother Eliab? he would appreciate them, and he feels the difference you make between him and Joseph in your correspondence. Do you say that he does not write such letters or so frequent as Joseph does? You are the older brother, commence writing such regularly to him, and see if you do not get answers. -

     Eliab is a noble little fellow and promising: has considerable ready wit and talent, and is very pleasing in his manners; a while ago at an evening visit here, Mary Pomroy philipined him; soon afterwards he sent her a miniature copy of Mrs. Flemans', beautiful, with a nice little note containing six or eight lines of poetry addressed to her, very appropriate and really pretty, the whole was done delicately and handsomely, and gives a favourable impression of the young man: he calls up to see me usually every Sunday while I go down to the store to see Joseph two or three times a week, - he seldom comes to see me. Eliab and I passed Tues. eve at Mr. Pomroy's.

Now let us talk a little about the coming "vacasion ', not a particularly joyous one to me, but one that must be prepared for and met, and will soon be upon us. 4 weeks from Sat. Apr. 15th my term is out, and the time is fixed for the middle of the ensuing week, if you can be there as soon, if not, the week after: now it is very important for me to know, as well as for them exactly what day you will be here in Bangor, ready to go up: the fact is, as you already, perhaps, that Lucy found it advisable and necessary to invite as guests

Miss Doe (my Lissie) with whom Lucy is more intimate than any other girl, and Mary Pomroy who you know spent a summer at Milo, has great interest in all there, has wanted to visit there ever since, and is much delighted at the idea of going. Now it is rather doubtful whether Joseph will go at that time: he has just returned from spending a week there, & is not fond of being there with any company you know: at Charles' wedding party