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                                                                                                                                                      Milo Jan'y 9th 1845.

Very dear Brother,

                   Aron Hill is going to Bangor tomorrow, and I gladly avail myself of this opportunity to write you a letter. I should have written before but going to school takes my time & attention.
                  Mr. Sewall and his lady have been here & at Almeida's today. I got home from school just as they were going away. I have just got through that abominable eighth Section in Algebra - am now synononmous with Albert Cook, my classmate. I am very eager to communicate to you the particulars of Joseph's non ejection from his Pedagogneship by the S.S.C. of Milo, which, you know, is composed of "pomp, soft sawder, & common sense," about equal quantities of each ingredient, - in the persons of Macomber, Chadbourn and Tolman. The latter visited the school in his official capacity last week Thursday by request of Chadbourn, who told him there had been trouble in the school. He behaved very civilly, as a man should, expressed himself well pleased & satisfied with the school, but seemed somewhat surprised when J. told him there had been no difficulty whatever. Friday night Macomber came home from his school in Garland, & Sat. he and Chad. (or "Uncle Po," as George Hale styles him) came in all the pomp & majesty of their consplateration, having given out word before hand that they were going to do "some great thing." By the way, let me tell you that George Stineford (who lives

[upside down at top] The Committee did really praise the school, to the scholars, and left a good impression on their minds, that after all the fuss, he was considered a good teacher. The scholars are all very pleasant, obedient and docile, and I guess all well Satisfied with Joseph, with the exception of Stineford, & perhaps one or two others.