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Bangor Nov. 19th 1845 Dear Mother We have been intending to send the rubbers up for a week past but could not get time. I had some serious idea of getting in with Colts Mond morn and spending a week at Milo as I have a vacation this week, because 16 of my scholars are sick with the measles, so I thought I would have a vacation now and not have any other till next spring; I should have saved a week of board so that the expense of the journey would be only, 50 but by staying I can get my cloak nicely fixed over, and various other necessary things, that it is difficult to do while teaching ; and as the travelling is so bad too, I concluded to deny myself the pleasure of going though I wanted to prodigiously. Joseph has made the bargain with Lyford & Low to build schoolhouse for $1,50 to begin this week; to pay $30 1st Per. 35 more when it is all completed, then quarterly payments of $30 and 35 dolls. We are snugly settled at Mrs Sylvester's I have a pleasant chamber to myself and J. with another young man have a good one adjoining; this young man Mr. Weld is about 19, or so not green, smart, intelligent and clever, in every sense of the term, from Brunswick, his mother keeps college boarders; in a [stroke?], is dressed twice as well as J. is some accustomed to society and will I think be in benefit to Joseph; this is just the place for him for he will be made social, at any rate. The oldest daughter at home is 15, a smart girl, Lucy remembers Harriet Sylvester, she is in the high school and sometimes get J. to help her do her sums; the two Younger girls go to me, one 12 the other six. Joseph's health is much better but will improve much more if I can only get him to take more exercise J. talked about buying a battledore & shuttlecock to play, which furnishes some of the best exercise. [left-hand side] Your quite lame today from playing battledore it require such quick and constant motions.