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Anne Racine

Jan 21. 1850 My Dear Mother

                                                                                              Racine Jan. 21st 1850

I am as honored to see by the date of yours how long a time has passed since I have written. I wander out myself some the way to get the letters I prize so much is to write often myself; - my thoughts are towards home daily, but the west is a hurrying world as well as down east and more so, I am borne on from day to day in the busy whirl of passing events - the coves toil and petty circumstances of each day and though I have not so much care and responsibility as sometimes there is not in consequence the more leisure. I am situated so that my time out of school is more interrupted than ever before I start. I have no fire in my own room: but sometimes I have a nice quiet evening to myself, and should spend them frequently in writing but with poor candlelight it hurts my eyes and makes my head feel unpleasantly so I avoid it somewhat. I conclude my last written to you and Joseph - directed to you, had not reached you when you wrote - perhaps it miscarried as Joseph has not answered it as I hoped he would long since, he sent me a paper from Waterford - I do not know whether he is still there. I wish you would not wait to receive an answer but write whenever you can, assured that news from home will ever be most welcome to one far away among indifferent strangers. I am highly favoured in respect to pleasant situation, the enjoyment

[left-hand side]effort while I have health and strength in laying up something I shall come and help you enjoy the kindness and affection of friends, trusting that my wants will be supplied.