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Bangor May 23 1853 Your welcome missive of love date May 2, was received last Sat. also Isaac's (for him) most commendably long letter to Mother. A letter from Samuel, a long one from Mother, and perhaps my latess to you, are on the way if they have not already reached you. I do not like to think that letters are so long on the journey, but so it must be I suppose. Lucy gains strength rather slowly but is comfortably getting on! She moved down stairs yesterday, baby, lounge, and all suitable appurtenances. The aforesaid baby is a very important personage in the family, to be sure; he asserts and well maintains, his claims to pretty constant mention. He is three weeks old today and looks and acts like a baby of five or six weeks. He is a thorough and determined little "Sucker" - be it his thumb, a ? or anything else he can procure. His eyes are neither blue nor black, but dark and b right, his forehead usually scowling, his mouth wide open most of the time, and his head black enough to indicate the complexion of the sunny South; nevertheless he is quite a handsome child of his age, and "right smart" too, for he smiled intelligently before he was a week old, and already manifests a great degree of acquisitiveness and a very persevering spirit. So much for our newcomer who is undeniably