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had staid at noon the day before, and scattered papers etc. I apologized for the looks of the room, and he talked to the scholars a great while upon saying that a girl had not the least particle of neatness about her who should drop a paper on the floor he talked to them nearly an hour about every thing, what they must learn and unlearn in order to enter his school, but it was all meant kindly on his part I have no doubt, and perhaps may do good, but it was under all the circumstances, very annoying to me: but enough of such matters, The Lyceum begins tomorrow evening, and promises to be interesting and I hope I shall have opportunity to attend: there is to be a sort of literary society formed to which I have been invited, to meet one evening in a week for reading and intellectual conversation consisting of ten or twelve perhaps, some students, some gentlemen with their wives, some young ladies: the ladies to knit for the Seminary: I mean to join them. I like my boarding place very well, find it very convenient for school and meeting, as to singing, we have some fine times we have almost a choir among ourselves, there are five young gentlemen. - boarders all singers, one plays on the flute, the eldest daughter plays on the piano elegantly, Harriet 19 years old, sings beautifully and plays some Anna 9, sings well, and Caddy (Caroline) three, can sing 'O be joyful' at a rate great: the father and mother are both singers, so we make some noise sometimes. I am somewhat surprised to hear of Ellen's engagement, guess it suits her: I should not think Olive and Jo Hill would go well together Theodore F is a fool to choose a Heald before Naomi but there is no accounting for such matters:- I suppose Mother and Almeda wo'nt feel slighted that this letter is all directed to you since they neither wrote any to me in the one to which this is an answer. [right-hand side]My love to all the folks? page torn