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be quite as welcomely received, but I wrote just as felt at that time, & I hope you will overlook all you find in it, that is wrong, will you not? Let me assure you that my intentions have been to do right, & if I have done wrong by not writing oftener I sincerely hope you will forgive me. You ask me to be sure and tell you if you was right in thinking "that possibly I might have the habit of procrastination." I never have thought that I was inclined to such a habit: but possibly I may be, & if so, I will surely try to amend. I think perhaps I did delay somewhat, writing you, but I thought I had sufficient reasons for so doing. I thought you would not expect a letter from me, until I had received one from you from La Porte, & I wrote immediately after receiving one from there. Then for some time you was in different places on business, & I was very glad to have you, & return, or even before I received a reply to my letter, I commenced another for you, & finished it after having received a reply to mine, which was a day or two following, & since that time I have sent you another, & now I am writing again. Now I am sure this is doing pretty well but not exactly as I have been done by. I always thought you was good, but as for myself, - I would like to be good, but fail, I believe, every time I try. I believe though, you have been somewhat inclined to this habit yourself, but if you have plucked the mote out of your own eye, of course, you can see more clearly, the blame that is in mind, if there be one, & I doubt not, there is, & more than one, too. But my half sheet is nearly filled. I will write again soon & finish answer your letter, & tell you what success I have in procuring a music teacher. I think that plan a darling one & I hope I shall not be frustrated in it.

[left-hand side] So, I will take a few lessons in penmanship. I guess, to a great need, think it would be well, too, but I will take them by day-light instead of lamp light.