Milo Nov. 6th 1849
My own Dear Son
I recie'd your good letter last evening with joy and great Gladness - it was really very welcome the more so perhaps because I am so very lonely now a days since Joseph is gone
Albina is very clever & kindhearted and I have very many causes of thankfulness. And when I have the pleasure? of her company day after day all to myself I feel really grateful that I have Books to read & that I love to read them. But my eyes trouble me considerably this winter Smart & burn and more if I read much. Tis only in cold weather that they are sore much I wonder what the reason is. I can manage to let Albina do most of the talking & that suits me all the all the better. Lucy had inform'd you I suppose that she is not housekeeping yet - does not have the Hinman House as they expected but is going to take the Harthon House - they seem very happy Sam'l has improv'd very much since his marraige by means of her society notwithstanding her will seems entirely merg'd in his
He is really a very fine man But she is if not his Superior a more Complete character than he a Mothers ? you know (Well,- of that sentence is not good grammar I dont much care)
we had a letter from Ann last week