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with their teeth" - said he "they would have powdered his bones with their very grinders of they could have come at him." He is famous for such expressions. Jane's cheeks are so fat they shut her black eyes almost out of sight. She is very anxious to see aray. Was talking away to herself yesterday - said she did wish she could find a whole nest of rats with the old one on & she would wring their necks, and set the cat on. Well I am filling up the sheet with nonsense, & Samuel said he would write some - so I'll bid you good night. Please write soon. I am truly glad for you, in my heart, if your have found your "highly particular star," You know my sentiments & ideas on this point.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Aff. Sis Lucy.

I cam do no better than to commence where I closed. And really I must congratulate you that you think of one in connection with a most interesting subject to every young man, it is a subject which if it claims our attention at all it claims our deepest attention.

        I believe that a man can ever take his right place and exert his right influence in society untill he is married, and I further beleive that he should not marry untill he feels himself in a situation to be able to discharge the new duties and responsibilities  which will devolve upon him. Presto Change I expect to be "at home:" this winter to wait upon my friends, should be most happy to see them all. And how may a man tell all his friends, many who favor us with their friendship do it from a mere love of our fire and table. However it never was my nature to doubt any one's sincerity. I am to apt to beleive all that is told me, and I sometimes think him the happiest man who takes the most charitable view of the world. I think Suspicion cannot take deep root in a warm heart; Are not men's views of the world taken from a consciousness of self? although not aware of it. I will not trouble you with my reflections any further tonight. The subject of news is always exhausted when Lucy has written so I must needs close.
                                                                                                                                                                                             S.W.F.