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deal of sewing to do, besides which I have read considerable. Your trainings for being unable to understand "Characteristics of women" I take patiently, but I do venture to remark in self defence that I have read with avidity and delight all of Shakespeare that I could put my hands on, and vigorously smacked my lips for more! and moreover, when I did peruse said 'characteristics,' I found that I did tolerably well remember such of Shakespeare's characters as I had ever read about. I think some of getting a Vol. or two of Shakespeare from The Mercantile Library in Joseph's name, which he has given me permission to do. "Friends & Fortune" I have read - think it a fine story. "Van Lennep" Mother has not read, and I left it ? Disclosures, I brought back, and intend to read. For some time before we went to Milo, Samuel had made a practice of reading a portion of Upham's mental Philosophy aloud every evening, and making remarks theron, which practice we have resumed since our return. Mine hostess has just been in - she fears I shall write away all my senses so that I shall not know anything by night, that word anything being so emphasized as to convey the insinuation that my knowledge is now very limited, which of course I dare not gainsay. Well Isaac, we did have a grand time at Katahdin. I don't know where I ever enjoyed myself better anywhere. We go there just before noon in a capital road all the way - dined at the tavern, which is a very large house for such a place, and well ordered too, I should judge. After dinner, escorted by Jefferson