.MTIxNA.OTQyMDQ

[written u[side down across the top] How do Isaac and Mayo get along? Isaac is as old not as Father was when me beg [body of letter] meeting as they call it of Mr. Tenney's Bible Class as the Free Church he (Mr Tenney) has a class of more than 30 females, 11 or 12 of whom have been hopefully converted during the year; they, together with a male bible class, have meeting once in a while for social, free religious conversation the object being, to become acquainted, & to converse with the impenitent members of the class. I have attended several of these meetings and have found them interesting & improving. I distribute [unclear] to about 20 families every month & attend a female prayer meeting every Saturday afternoon so you see I have not a great deal of leisure. I went to Lowell last summer in vacation, & was much pleased with my visit; Mrs. M. has a beautiful boy, looks much like Caleb, Isaac is really a fine enterprising young man, & [unclear] strives to be all he can; Caleb was in town a few weeks ago, but I [unclear ] [unclear] , he has improved much, he intends to enter colledge next [unclear] [upside down words] having a [unclear] with those children we have heard. ]body of letter] & means to be a very thorough scholar. Mrs C. Metcalf visited Almeda last {unclear] [upside down] [unclear] has a fine daughter & is in pretty good health. Olive [unclear] is going [body of letter] I wrote a letter to Uncle Joseph a month or two since, but we have heard nothing [upside down] returned to Winchendon, I believe to engage with Mr. Reed in his Store. Caroline [body of letter] from Warwick for a long time, except by Mrs Russell i Oct. Henry Conant [upside down] Mayo Hoseltine is a wholesale merchant here, L Richardson has [body of letter] has a son Hannah Stevens is engaged to a Mr. Parsons of Northfield. Jan 14th Ruh Gale [upside down] a fortnight there; just called upon A. Weds not calls upon Mrs Child very often. [body of letter] called up on Almeda to day & brought a letter from Aunt Conant & one from H.

[upside down] fleshy & shapless in his gown but the same good simple girl.  Aunt Humphrey start 

[body of letter] Stevens; Aunt C. is well & all the folks, Aunt C. is at Uncle Joseph's Uncle W's

[upside down]  from Mrs Longley and hearty from other sources .  Charlotte is in good health very 

[ body of letter] girls are all out of town, Esther is courted, Mary is not better, Grandmother R.

[upside down ] bring disgrace upon himself& by his presence he is in no business . this we have learned partly
[ body of letter] is well, he brought a quit claim deed for us to sign.  James, A. & the baby
[upside down] ing the manner of the world as fast as he ran; unless he already his course soon he will  

[body of letter] are letter, she grows pretty every day; A. has lately taken a boarder (Graham),

[upside down]  carousing drinking &c he is apparently traveling the sport to ruin speaking [unclear] 
[body of letter}  a young man who works with James, he does not lodge there now though 

[upside down] as his parents would like at all; he is out every night particularly Satr nights [Ailt loaf?] [body of letter] They talk of taking him, A. is very hearty. James sent merely an order to Bangor for

[upside down]  Mr. and Mrs Child with all their wealth are not free from trouble; Henry does not do 

[body of letter] that meal by the Capt. of a vessel about a fortnight since; has heard nothing. I am sorry Charles has so many trials & difficulties to struggle with