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We have a great deal of honey and I should like to send you a couple of boxes, we have been almost living on raspberries and intend to make plenty of jam, perhaps an extra jar. Charlotte is picking currants today for jelly I believe she intends to make an extra[underlined] glass. I think you will find housekeeping dearer than boarding unless you are extremely economical which I doubt a little, but you must learn like other people, it is not[underlined] very economical to have visitors, I can tell you, but it is a very good plan to have a very small house. I would not advise Julia to begin with Miss Leslie. There is nothing plain or practicalle about her, Miss Beecher is better. I am sure I should like to have Romaine go and teach you to make bread, she is pretty good at but I suppose now I need not hint going abroad. Pa says I was always for letting them go on a this is? what comes of it. I think it is because they do not go enough, Mrs. Wade wanted Lizzie to make us visit of several weeks, but our family is large?- smeared and I had no girl, tho' I[underlined] have[underlined] now. so we declined, on the name? of Pa's dislike to noise and Charlotte's situation Mr. Wills is still with us. Someone told me the other day you smoked I hope it is not true, you know what a miserable, disgusting habit it is, besides I am sure it would be extremely injurious to you do dear Johnny do quit it immediately, your wife will love you a great better for it, you must consider that every little slavish? disagreeable or even natural defect or habit tends greatly to weaken the affections, one should be a great deal more cautious after marriage than before, a neglect of any kind that would scarcely be noticed before will produce a very sensible diminution? of admiration and esteem after marriage, a woman can excuse a fault in a lover but she wants her husband to be perfect, so that others as well as herself may look up to him as a model. So be ye perfect, abounding in every good work. Give much love to Julia, I appreciate her kindness and affection to me fully. I will write to her but you know how lazy I am. God Help you both with what is best for you Very affectionately yours M LeM.

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