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Tell the boys there was gentleman visited here (whom had our large company) who was not as tall as Joseph he is neat & genteel in his appearance has a well formd head & shoulders about as large as other men, has taught school - been to California & all round the country is a person of good understanding & good education is now employ'd in the Lorain Bank in this place of which the Dr. is a President he is very agreeable & pleasant in conversation but he talks so funny with a little short hand & when he sits himself back in a chair his little feet stick right out strait - But no one who has any respect for themselves would suffer themselves to laugh at him March 30 The weather here remains cold yet the snow is not quite gone whereas it is common for Farmers to get their sowing of grain done by this time - But I have n't known much about the cold weather for the house is warm'd by a Furnace you know a Register where the heat comes up in 6 different rooms so that all the rooms & the chambers are warm - I intended to write with a letter to Charles & Joseph this time but cant now I am very glad Joseph is going to be good as long as he lives & I dare say charlie means to be as good as he I want they should let me know just how many lambs & calves and how many bushels of oats & of oats & peas - & more than that I want very much that they should be sure to learn something useful every day - & I do daily greive (sic) about you my dear Son & Albina, to think that you shut up there with almost no chance for your minds to grow & expand & if they dont they must be going down towards stupidity & ignorance - Your natural powers of mind far above 2 words unclear if only brought into use shut up as it were in darkness. O how I wish you could have the privilege of hearing such preaching as we have here I send you a slip cut from an Elyria paper sleighriding is an uncommon thing about here usually