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way then. I have been aching to write to you as you know & always am to somebody this great while but could think of nothing in the world to write. But I thought Joseph knew about the farm best, & he would write that. But I can tell you about the Posy Patch: it was planted a good while ago and the things have come up nicely. There is a round bed in the middle with the Peony in it, & then a wide path round that coming out, in corners so, as to leave it sq: then east and west of the Peony is a pink root, and in each of the corners made by the path the Foxglove, Mullen Pink, Columbine and Sweet William are put. They are stretching up terrible fast: the rest is divided in Oblong beds, save 2 square ones & the southern wood in the two south corners & the Aarons rod in two north ones. I don't know as you will understand how I mean but you will see if you come home in August. I wish I was going to be at home when you are, but I suppose I shall not. If I go soon, I guess Ann will come sooner than she at first said so as to be here while you are at home. That is not a very pretty stock. If I had staid at home this Summer, I should have

Mr. Isaac Metcalf. Bangor Me.

[upside down] the postage paid made you another prettier one. Arter I get to Boston, Ann & I will write you tall letters once in a while. Do you like your place now as well as you did the other? What a lovely summer day it is today is'nt it; though it is hot enough to melt us all. The Peony has got a great bud on it. We send the bundle by Pat Hobbs. I suppose the word or two that I scratched in a great hurry puzzled you more than it did you good, did'nt it? Ellen Lee is going to keep school at the mills this summer, and Seers Frost's wife's sister is going to keep our school at the corner. [pencil] June 6th the Skeeturs is a eatin of me up. It is as much as I can do to defend myself from 'em. June 10th Ellen Lee begins her school to day. Our began the first Monday of this month. None of us go to the