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if I do not hear from you soon, I fear it will take possession of it. Time was when a letter once a fortnight or a month even, satisfied the yearnings of my heart very well, but not so, now, that its deepest & best affections have been called forth, & more especially after being in the habit of receiving and treasuring up your kisses, & kind words, twice & sometimes three times a week. I will not murmur of course, if it is your pleasure to write me only once a fortnight, or even a longer time, but still it would be a great pleasure to me, to hear from you once a week certainly.

                     I think I told you in a letter awhile ago, that I was going to make an effort to write you once every week, on the condition that you would be pleased

[left-hand side] I forgot to tell you in my last letter, that the last letter I received from La Porte met with an accident somewhere. The envelope was badly burned, and the folds of the letter so burned, that anyone having the least curiosity, & the disposition could read nearly the whole of it & I half mistrust it was read. You said in a letter not long since, that you had told your sister Lydia of our engagement, & asked if the Warwick people knew if I was going to make my home in the West. Nothing or not much has been said to me, while last week I was spending the Evening with a lady acquaintance, who is about my age, & an old school mate, & she told me she had heard that I was going to be married soon etc. & I know not where she could have heard so much unless from that letter that said the middle of May would suit your business better than the first of the month. A number have asked my folks about it so I guess the people generally are pretty well posted up. Please give much love to your sister Lydia. Does she remember me? I remember her very well. I think I should like your sister very much, & I want things should ? again. good bye Affectionately Abby Wednesday P.M. Oh! Mr. Kendall, I must tell you what my Mother said this afternoon! We was talking about the West etc. & Mother said, if I want she should let Mary go too for she couldn't think of having one go so far alone. So I guess if Mary could get a school out there, she would be willing to go & I would be very happy indeed to have her go.