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and she looks and seems quite fresh and young. She and Danford and James and Reed have been down here to make Chandler a visit. I think Chandler has an excellent farm. Quantities of fruit trees, and small fruits, nuts &c. His pears are not all gone yet, we have had baked pears several times since I came, Twas not a good year for apples, but he has some and any quantity of nuts, Butternuts, Walnuts, Chestnuts, Horsenuts, cranberries, &c. His house is old, or a part of it, but very comfortable and convenient for the present. It looks very much like the Old Squire Russell house in Warwick. The room we occupy most, seems much like Emilys sitting-room. Rhoda likes here very much. And 'tis very pleasant living so near her Mother and sister. They go back and forth very frequently. We all went to Mrs. Bassetts to spend Thanksgiving and a very nice time we had as you will suppose. We went Thursday morning and came here Friday. We had "all things nice" for dinner and the children had games in the evening in which we all joined and had a real lively frolic. Then some of us played chequers, and I beat The Hon. Wm Bassett once, and played another draw game, after he had beaten me twice. Was'nt that famous? I shall settle those other two games one of these days. Mr. Bassett & his family have been here to meeting two Sabbaths and I guess they will continue to come, I hope they will. For they join The Bible Class, and you know how interesting Mr. Bassett is in conversation and he adds very much indeed to The Bible Class. It was exceedingly pleasant to-day Chandler takes an active part in it and speaks well upon the different topics that come up - There is a very large Sunday school, similar to the one written down left and top of page There is a Public Library in this place. Chandler has a share and takes books and reads aloud to us. We are reading now Bayard Taylors "Land of the Saracens". Tis very interesting. I'm reading also a book entitled "Women of Worth" also re-reading Vestiges of Creation. Mr. Bassett gave it to me to read - We had a nice long talk Thanksgiving evening till the "small hours" bade us adjourn - He is so very interesting in conversation and is so learned I feel it quite a privelege as well as pleasure to converse with him - Eva was going to write a little letter perhaps she will now good-bye