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Rensen Feb? 22. 1862? Dear Frannie You remember my promise to write you a letter this week, and here you find my poor apology of a fulfilment. The only thing which has greatly interested me since you left, is a sleigh-ride, and my unclear, of course, being one of the happy riders (the others of our party were Ellen and Pierce. The air was just cool enough to invigorate without chilling, and the light had that peculiar mellous softness which it so often wears at the close of a quiet day; before our journey was over however, this fair coloring faded into the more sober though scarce less pleasant light of the morn?. Our course over Stars? Hill, and you know the scenes, from there whether viewed by sunlight or moonlight, is very lovely. Beside this we were in just the mood to enjoy a drive, how could anything mar our pleasure? I confess however to one serious drawback to mine, and I doubt not the others would say the same, and heartily join me in craving your sympathy. To explain our seat was very narrow and we, three full gown, full dressed young persons required room, and found it a very hard matter to contract so much as appeared necessary. We succeeded however in ensconsing ourselves after a fassion, within the limits of an narrow seat and tried to atone for our physical discomfort by saying agreeable things agreeable the fancy time advanced bound abundant occasion to congratulate ourselves upon our great good nature, in submiting with such a martyrlike grace to an inavoidable evil. We? felt not a last relieved when released from our confinement at Ellen's home received The kindly welcome there awaiting More someti,e from Your affectionate unclear x Cynthia Dear Jennie D After sunset the sky became overspread with fleecy clouds, so, light and airy that unclear unclear the moon beam and to after rather than darker