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Bangor Feb. 15th 1846 Dear Brother I should like to write a long and interesting epistle in answer to your last, but cannot do it now, must content myself with scribbbity a few words: it was in my mind to write you a long letter by Mrs. Weld who returned a week ago, but I could not catch time enough: In Milo there are long quiet days and plenty of still dull evenings, but here the time all flies away before one is aware. I have many calls to make connected with my school,- must be pretty attentive, in order to please, and secure patronage: my school in various ways had taken all my time except evenings,- you know I am prone to be faithful, in teaching, and the days have been short: three evenings in the week are statedly occupied in religious meetings, and Sat. eve. I have for several weeks started a reading circle at Mrs Shepherd where I once boarded- this circle consists of seven or eight each one to select and read on successive evenings; subject to all sort of critical remarks Joseph would make a good member of such a circle and it would be a means of improvement for him, and I am in hopes he will make up his mind to join it, now he has more time. I have attended Lyceum a few times, heard Prof Goodwin's which was truly a fine lecture, subject. 'Goethe' Fauste' it was a rich intellectual feast, his definition of and description of genius, talents, taste, were very fine: I wish I could convey to you some of his ideas in his own language that gave me so much delight it is a very rare thing to have a really fine lecture. I have visited some this winter. Write me in French soon if you can spare time. Mrs. Weld wants to board