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She has some nieces named Mayo; Maria & ___ who are smart and accomplished girls: but far the finest girl in that part of the country is Lucy Williams. I never got acquainted with her before. She and Maria Stevens talk of coming down East this Summer. Aunt Conant has more sense than very many other women combined, which is the more wonderful from the very unfavorable nature of her circumstances. Harvey has another Son. Aunt Esther went to Montague to spend a week or two, is a wandering genius. Uncle Jacob is hearty & laborious, as also his new wife, but she has the Rheumatism. Samuel not at home: Josiah teaching in Templeton or somewhere. He accidentally broke a boys' leg in School Room last Winter - sued for $1000.00 damage. Public opinion &c. are in his side: finished the school, and was engaged immediately in the next district. They cannot recover probably. I also stopped one night this Winter at Lovel? and saw the various folks there. I am anxious to hear whether you conclude to remain in Wisconsin or not. If you leave your present situation what sort of one can you get? Shall you remain there if you can get a good one? Are you home sick? If so come home of course; If not, and you can get a good situation, I should advise you to stay.
Dear Sister - I am not going to write much. The East room & bedroom are finished, painted & papered - the Chamber not finished & I don't think twill be these 7 yrs. Those rooms were finished mostly by Isaac & Eliab for benefit of Mother & they also propose to finish them. They don't intend to finish chamber. The additional information I have rec'd does not change in the least my opinion & there is some risk & H will fail to pay you suitably, th..y? inability Joseph