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This school is indeed a nursery of missionaries. Do not fail to write to me now. I must reserve the rest of the sheet for Mary and I fear she will think that I have left her but little room. I would write another sheet if I had the time but this suffice now. Love to Brother and Mr. Mrs. Butler and ask them sometimes to think I will write to Robert some. I am sorry to find that he is so much dis- (of Jane.) appointed in John Williams (I fear you cannot read this)

 South Hadley. Wed. aff. 

Dear Mary: I have read your letter again and again since I receved it. I did feel as thought I had quite a visit with you and Robert. His letter was a sheet of foolscap written on all four sides. He seems to be in low spirits, you must try to cheer him. You do not know how much pleasure it will give you if ever you are so far away as I am to think that you have actted the part of a true sister. Oh! that I had been more kind when I was with my dear brothers and sisters. Can they ever forget my many unkind words. Give my love to cousin E. and tell her to write to me. I will write to her the first spare moment I have, if she knew how little time I have I know she would not be surprised that I have not written. Tell her that she must not do as she has threattened, for she said if I did not write her she would no longer own me for a cousin. Our school closes next week, friday, we shall have two weeks vacation. I wish I was near enough to visit you then. Alice is going to spend it with her cousin's family who live about 20 miles from here. Harriet will stay here so I shall not be left alone. Harriet and Alice send their love to you, they are very pleasant girls. Alice thinks you have become quite an adept in baby-tending by this time She and Miss Allen (one of the ladies) are sitting near me by the stove studying their algebra and Miss A. joins in love to you. You say you wish you could have some of my paper flowers, I wish so too. Alice expects one of her brothers here next spring if he comes I will send you since he goes to Utica very often and could leave them there. You see by E. letter that our next series begins two days before school closes. Our minister, Mr. Seauril? had a donation party last night, most of the teachers went. They said they had a very pleasant time he had quite a large company. Next Sabbath is is communion season and the preparatory lecture is to be friday afternoon, we are all expected to attend this just as much as meetings on the sabbath. There has been but one since I came here. It was very interesting, the subject was the first preparatory lecture delivered by christ before the last supper. It is a very pleasant day much warmer than it has been for some time. I have not walked but once this week, that was Monday it sormed some and Miss Whitman excused us half the distance. I wash tuesdays now I had such a large wash this week that I rubed the skin off my finger, I iron Saturday morning before breakfast, I go down quarter before six and have from then till 71/2 to iron in, I have to hurry some when I have a large wash. It is now near dark and I have not got my lessons for to morrow. Sarah Robert says is about the same, poor girl. I begin to feel quite discouraged about her, does the Dr. still think he can cure her, in her last letter to me she wrote that she hoped to meet me at the gate when I go home. Oh! that it might be so dear girl how often do I think of her cheerfulness during her long sickness. How does mother get along, has she any one to help her, you can never know until you are seperated from her how precious it is to assist her, tell me all you can about home for none of them think to write to me except G. and he cannot often. I am glad to hear that Elder C. is getting better. Give my love to his daughters and to all my friends. Don't fail to write soon (underlined).Jane (circled)