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Page 1st Bangor May 2d 1839 Dear Mother, Brothers, Sister, When I got home from school to day, I perceived a pr. of shoes being by the door which looked as if they would fit me pretty well, so the girl told me that a man left them for me, a little while before. Well after supper, Charles came in, he gave me a rale good letter! I went down town with him. I did not hardly have time to speak to him was not with him half an hour hardly. Ergo, I now sit down to answer your letters, as I had nothing written when C. was here, and did not have time to tell him 1/2 as Joe said. First, I guess that there is not much danger of my hurting my health to work as I am used to it and good for it "to boot." As for work I guess I am to work as early in the morn as you are. Play, caught not fish! Lambs, I was not there to take care of them. As for jobs all I have done is to split up a little wood for C. Harris, next neighbor, about 1 1/2 hours. Mr. W and I had a talk about board etc. last week and he concluded that as he had go the stump price bush hole as Joe says, that he should have enough for me to do, to pay for my board spell at least. I get up between 4 & 4 1/2, make fire, milk & go out to work 5, breakfast 7 or little after. It does not per diem agree with me very well to work so long before breakfast. I don't go out at noon, or after breakfast commonly 3 or 4 hours. I take care cow, get water, wood, do errand, et cetera besides etc etc. So I study most of the time at noon, in eve, and morn sometimes. I get along well in Virgil, Algebra, &c. I have not caepit Greek yet as there is no class and I could not get along do anything alone.