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flesh but so the mind: - the worst of all weariness. Two days of my week's vacation have passed. I have been out to tea both days, am invited to day though I have a cold and would better enjoy sitting alone in my chamber.The greatest annoyance I find in the family is the frequency of chance company - girls to spend the day or stay the night, which they cannot do the chambers are so arranged, without being admitted to my room too: the daughter is very fond of company makes them 'all one' or rather having always lived here, she is intimately acquainted with many. I never saw a place of its size where there were so many young ladies, pretty, well-educated and agreeable too, over thirty between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five and nearly as many older ones. It seems to be the custom not to marry hereabouts. I have tonight now seven and a half weeks: - have not had a very pleasant or easy time - I find on getting acquainted that the school is rather difficult to manage: children are educated now to think themselves men and women soon after they can speak. I visited yesterday at Mr. Pilsbury's met some of the 'patrons of the school' - the elite of the village, Gov. Patterson and lady etc. I like the people well so far. Fri eve, Have just returned from a visit to Rev.