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first-rate. He seemed much pleased with it, and the patients say it is not exagerated in the least. They seem to think that Sarah's case as it was put in the Circular, was exagerated, for she says there, "in a ward, I am well," and they are not willing to credit assertion, but Mrs. Tucker upholds her in it, for she says she has seen her when she was sick, and now she is well. Mrs. Tucker wishes to send love to you, Mary, a great deal of it. Mrs. Stevens and Mrs. Warrel I believe have told me than once to give their love when I wrote you. Mary Tacaer? sends her love and the enclosed verses. She says "tell Mary them's my sentiments." That spring of pine? that you put over her glass? is there still, and she thinks of you when she looks at that, as well as other times. She has had another letter from Mrs. Dillivay. She tells her that she has not had anything in a long time do her as much good as the letter you sent her. She intends to come here, after the warm weather is over, if not before. How are you all getting along? Who does the washing and ironing? Do you talk, or sing, or work or what do you do at twilight, and do you ever think of us then? At half past eight you may know that our ears are greeted by the sleepy sound of the retireing bell. It does not succeed always though in making us yawn and feel like going to bed, for sometimes we would live to sit and talk an hour or two longer but we know our duty and generally put out our lights by nine. Letitia, I hope you will forgive me for not answering your letter when it was received, and take this as though it was all written to you, and write again to me. How do your little charges, the birds ?? how many young ones are there, and how large? How is