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improper thing to him - I told you all I did say at the time; & if it is anything I said in regard to mothers things that he means, I only spoke the truth, & I'll say the same again if he gives me the opportunity! he broached the subject & I said just as little as possible, but he knows that justice would give them back to us, if the law does not - It seems to me that his object was to get up some matter of offence against us, for an excuse to withhold Mary's & Mother's things! So told me that stuff about you & then goes to you, & tell a mess to you against me - If I had said or done anything wrong, why did not he speak of it to me? & let me explain I know I have not & he knows so too - & he will have to tell me what I am to apologize for, or go without any, for I am sure I cannot conceive what it can be - I do not care a straw, either - did he tell you of the spiritual meeting at Samuel's the next night after you left? they got a medium from Vt. & had a great performance with an instrument - All kept secret from me but several [illegible] It has been a "towns-talk" & poor [Susan?] Childs came near having her head seriously injured by a [illegible] from the instrument - It struck her in her fall & hurt her dreadfully & the bruise was very black & blue - I have heard that there has been other meetings of some sort since - I am sorry, sorry - It will be bad for Samuel, certain sure - I have read a letter from Carrie which said little May & Abby were improving in health - It was written soon after Mr. O's returning home - I intend to ans. it soon you ask what I think of Miss Davis' letter - I think this - It is a well written letter, but the author is very forward, & is evidently fishing

[written on the left-hand side of the page] for the position - Mr. Osgood sends it because he knows how he has said it done some things that more painful to Mary & he thinks we may know of it & he

[written along the right-hand side of the page] sends it to smooth over but a doz. such cannot change the parts