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taken by surprise, if at the end of a year, with every encouragement to withdraw, and time to consider it in all its phases, she still finds her feelings unchanged she alone is responsible. I feel that my means have been performed. I await in peace, if it happen I will do all in my power to make them happy. We have had a painful, trying fatigueing time with our dear baby. We hope he is better but he still coughs badly and stands still at 17 pounds. Pa is not so well, and coughs a good deal. I tried? to persuade him he ought to go to Chicago and see about your purchases. I think it might do him good Riall has bought the Officer house for 3,800, the liquor law is repealed so I suppose all the shops will do a good business, in the way of making drunkards and ruining boys. I suppose we may be said to be imposing as every thing is high tho' by no means equal to Chicago prices. All our improvements are pragsessing?. Mr. Chislet was over last week to see to the Cemetery and I suppose to the new school house, which is to be built on the lot where Mrs. Crawford lived, the foundation was built last fall, for this improvement we are indetted? to Alex Gow's influence, his school is in great repute, and he is in his glory Ms. Redd thinks him second only to Mr. Hard of Philad. high school. Frank + Sis both go too? one quite pleased. At his examination last week, Mr. Alrich? was invited to come & stamp? the geometry class, but that could not be done, they astonished every one by their promptness and correct answers, we are looking for word to the enjoyment of a contest, examination +c+c. If we do not do business with such a rush? as you, we do not altogether vegetate?.