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Cordelia was the favorite daughter of Old "King Lear" etc. Read about it, & if you choose "argufy" it, of course you cannot expect me to do it, until you give me somewhat to argufy against. You enquire what I mean by family. Ans. those of the kith & kin with whom I am acquainted, which to be sure is not much apart from our own family. I did not get sufficiently acquainted with Old Horse Head to decide fairly upon his case. Where does this old "gone to seed" Dr. Pitts Metcalf belong? I know how he looks and want to see him. Do you know any thing of the Character of young Edwin P. Snow? Does he behave himself? The fishes & other aqueous denizens must be very grateful to you for consenting to let Jack Pond remain where it is. At least they ortoo. Is it a fact that Sunapee can be seen from your Mountain? if so when you get so as to walk 20 or 30 mls without fatigue please ascend it for my sake. Do not do it though when the snow is deep lest you share the fate of poor Strickland. Farrar, was I believe a Proffessor at Waterville, was he not. Has he been an Editor? I think when I was in college he distinguished himself by his Wit at out Athenean Anniversaries. Dr. Deane is the formerly of Bangor, is it not? Had a sort of notoriety from Magnetism, Mesmerism or something of the kind had he not. Did that injure him. By the way is thou such a son of his as Ken Deane, formerly a school mate of mine? Did a "Bangor Museum" originate with the Deanes?