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Don't you wish you had ten thousand dollars to invest about this time. There is a grand opportunity hereabouts for a perfectly safe, and at the same time quite profitable investment. The Vermont & Mass. Rail Road Company, driven by extreme pressure of the money market, and the absolute necessity for money to finish their line as soon as may be, have been following the example of "Uncle Sam". Their "Bonds" are in the Market. obligation to pay $100.00 July 1851. and three dollars every six months until then. The three dollars being each Clips at the bottom of the Bond, each good as a three dollar bill any where.

These Bonds sell for $90.00 87.50 each Making for 90.00 three years $118.00 beside interest of the 3.00 interests. Is not that profitable investment

What opening or inducement is there in Bangor for just the "right kind of a man"? The best man there is here in Northfield, my particular friend, Deacon Samuel W. Dutton, is sick of the place, and wishes to go Elsewhere; and I do not blame him, but wish he might get in a good place, knowing him to be a very valuable citizen, and extremely worthy in all aspects. He is a man perhaps 35 years old, with an excellent wife, and two pretty children, intelligent, well informed, of the highest toned principle; has been a Country Merchant, farmer, and buyer of Cattle; has quite a pretty little property; Assessor's books, I think say $5000.00 at Interest; perhaps the man is worth 10000, perhaps 30,000.00; never asked him. If there were the slightest hope of Northfield, I do not know but I should think he ought to stay here. As it is, it can hardly be duty for him to stay in Purgatory for the sake of benefitting that which is past all hope. The Orthodox folk here might just as well slump through the best way they could, if Mr. Dutton should go off. There would not be enough of any thing left to make a respectable grease spot. This is speaking after the manner of men. Mr. Dutton, I believe they say, does more than half for the support of the Orthodox Church & Ministry here : and if it were not for him probably more than half of the other half would not be done. There, have I not given a pretty good account of the man. Now he says he would like to go into some good place, where there is good society, good schools for his children, religious & literary priveleges, and engage in most any business. I think likely he would prefer to be a bookkeeper in a good place: rather than to go into business himself. Do not know