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Hudson, Feb. 26, 1856. Dear Father Thank you very much for your kind letter of the 22 inst. It was brought to me this morning during school time by Miss Doolittle's sister and I had the pleasure of anticipating its contents till noon. Then, I did not wait to eat my dinner before it was read. No! I could hardly let the last young lady past the threshold ere I was fast devouring unclear So far I wrote Tuesday, when my watch reminded me that I could no longer call the time my own. It was the hour of opening school, and quick my whole attention was occupied with those duties. This was placed in my folio and there remained till now (Saturday) impatient no doubt to be finished. Thursday was observed as fast-day for Colleges and Seminaries. We had no school. Services were attended at