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3d Chandler was pleased with his invitation to visit you and would enjoy it of course but you forgot it was right in the middle of his haying season when escaping, would be almost an impossibility - He has a great stout Irishman to help him and John Tyler. Uncle David does some - he can't do much of course - It has been capital weather for haying - but dreadfully hot - we hav'nt had any rain for four weeks. Not a Thunder storm this year - except a slight one on tuesday? 7th April. I dread them terribly - and have ever since, that terrific shower, that night at your house - I shudder to think of it - you must have a splendid field of wheat - I hope nothing will befall it and you will have a nice harvest - Papers say wheat crops are abundant this year - so I suppose the price will be low accordingly - Is'nt that the way? what part of your farm does it grow on - Where is Mr. Kendall cutting hay, on his farm or on the open prairie? Do you keep that road open down by the barn? Do you keep those flowers down front of the house - How many horses do you have - Have you got Mazeppa yet? I wish Chandler and Samuel could see the west now. I think it is the very time to see it, when the grain fields are in their glory - Chandler has'nt done talking about going west yet - He says he means to go some time - I don't believe he'll ever be contented here in the world. He has'nt heard from Charles for some time - I presume he is having kind of a hard time again - Chandler and I have both written him I hope we shall hear soon. Samuel's folks are all well, Emilys also - Mary Tyler is teaching school this summer on Beach-hill I dont know but I've written you of this before. Emily sent to me to send some pieces for Mary's scholors to speak. Did I tell you - Do you suppose she will ever outgrow her ideas of selons = know-what = to call it I think she has softened a little lately, I hope she will. Jennie and James spent a Sabbath with us a little while ago, came up from Boston Saturday night and went back monday morning. No we did'nt make a great ado this year on the 4th of July as you supposed, it was so hot we could'nt - There was a Temperance Convention at Framingham, and also at Walden's Pond, but 'twas too awful hot to think of going. Jasper Gale and his father and mother have moved to Framingham written down left hand side of page I recieved a letter from Cousin Agnes Allen last week. She is at home now - is not teaching - She has had a proposal of marriage recently but she could not consider unclear accept -