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will be to hard for her - they rode in a "Puny" that Sam'l got made on purpose for his convenience about going into the woods this winter, he is driving about at a great rate tho' as usual he is very quiet & still about it - I suppose the profits of his Mill this year are 2000,$ and he will make or lose a good deal this winter by his Lumbering opperation- By dint of great exertion he succeeded in getting supplys to his men & teams so that they did n't absolutely suffer but several others had to drive their teams out it was so late before the lakes were frozen so that they could over Eliab has lately return'd from Easthamton he went first to Northfield Montagne & Warwick found the folks all well Mariah Stevens & her Mother have settled down on the old Homestead - She is teaching in the brick school house this winter - He also visited at Hartford with his Maria had a very pleasant time he say, they expect to be married in the spring I guess I wish I could know that I shall love Maria as well as I do Antoinette - I don't know any reason why I shall not - cannot know till