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start for Fayette on Saturday and get rid of all choir proceedings until Mr. Marshall returns but now I begin to draw back, and think I wont leave until Father comes. We have heard from him at Cape May, he was very sick at Hollidaysburg but is better again, and writes in good spirits. We have had several letters from sister at Fayette, she says it is delightful up there and begs me to come, I think I shall go, but not for some time yet, I hope the Chisletts will be home again before I leave as I dont want to know them any better than I do. I could not keep Lizzy from spending the day, she was particularly invited, and her Mother insisted upon her going, but she would not stay all night, and has entirely given up the idea of spending a week with them. Ellen is much mistaken if she thinks Liz has taken, forgive and forget for her mother?, as from her present humor, I do not think she will do either very soon, though you must not suppose I am influencing her, for I have merely impressed it upon her mind that she must be careful what she says before them, and when she came in from the Cemetery on Wednesday evening, she came & told me, she was so glad that I had plead with her to take care she said, as she was pumped (to use an elegant expression) about what she knew of the fight in Washington, and everything they could think of, but as she told me all that passed, I think Lizzy came off with flying colours. Miss Chislett rather talked that night at Mrs Shalers as though they knew all about your fuss after the concert, but it is not so, they only found out there was some kind of a fuss, but are not even sure that you were in it; for Lizzy says Ellen questioned her as to what time you left us, after the concert & c with 2 vertical lines below e with 2 vertical lines below. but she says luckily the questions were too particular. if she had generalized there would have been a tight pull for the truth, and I think she is convinced that we know nothing of it; if she