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really is a very superior woman she is a much better woman than she was a year ago She is becoming better known about in town and her good qualities appreciated: - Albina too has improv'd very much I think in the last year She & C. are uniformly kind and respectful to me

 there You are at Grouts where you say there is no Sabbath then why not go to work and make one - appoint a meeting head or sermon pray and thank your Maker for the privelege of so doing - every mans conscience is really on the side of religion you would find help more perhaps than you expect. With all your necessity of knowledge you could at least find something to say or read which would interest even rowdys - perhaps the very reason that you are sent there is that you may be instrumental in saving some one or more precious Souls. I dont know but your mind is so taxed thro' the week that it would be too much but it would be a change which is next to and sometimes better than rest.
 Saturday night Dec. 2nd Folks all in bed as they normally are an hour or so before me (by the way it is the happiest hour I have in the day)
You say Direct to Grouts - What town is Grouts in or isn't it in any - J. & L. tell you get married I say get married but not till you get away from Grouts I rather think my choice would be neither (certainly not Olive - Charles says that 5000, wouldn't countervail the disadvantage and loss to him  - going without a wife so long what think of that heh?  

I dont know as we keep you sufficiently informed of the news about here -perhaps you dont care much if we dont Mr. Bumps has bought Mr. Lee's from Mr. S reserves part of the house. Mr. Bilington going to move off to New Jersey next Spring a Mr. Ricker has bought the Crocket lot which