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principal there I think it is not a very good school at present from Lucy's description of it. Do you recollect the scandalous stories about Mr. Wooster Parker and Abby Foss 5 or 6 years ago. They are married again it seem it is very strange & I should think very improbable I hope they will not hinder his usefulness. Sam'l has been buying fruit tress & Brumbleberry gooseberry raspberry & currants bushes for his garden. There seems to be a great zeal for gardening & fruit in this city. A Mr. Somebody gave 50, 00 for 5 plum trees a few days ago. I've all send love as much as we can spare from the little precious one. I almost forgot to tell you his name.. P.P. Furber ie Pierce Power. The diminutive or baby name will be, probably, Percy Anna has known rather more of Maria than the rest of us she says that she seems to make a very favorable impression on those who have call'd on her. Proff. Shepherd & wife and Mrs. Jenkins have been somewhat acquainted with her Father. The position of E & M in society here is probably rather flattering at present--which may perhaps work rather unfavorable in respect to his pecuniary interest as he will neither be likely to adopt a stile of living which he can handily afford unless his health should be pretty good, or be very fortunate in business both may be & are likely for ought & know we can hardly expect to have much of him at present he is so completely absorb'd with his new business