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                                                                                                             Bangor Sat. Feb 22d 1840

Dear Mother Mr. R. Cutts called here yesterday noon, and left a bundle from Milo, but our letters were not ready to send by him. Why don't you write a good long whole letter, instead of a little bit on a wee scrap of paper? And Eliab did not write a bit this time. he ought to. It would be a great advantage to him; much greater than he is aware of, or anybody else, I am afraid. It would assist him both in learning to write and to compose. The pantaloons sit well, I guess, much better than the other ones, they are rather long, both ways, I guess, but I think set well, I have only tried them on. I believe we have been rather negligent, along back, about writing home, but.- Ann's time is pretty well used up, in her school and meetings almost every evening, in the week: and I have to be very busy with my lessons both in school and out. I study now both in the Greek Reader and Testament, recite in 2 different classes, poetry. get along pretty well in both and in Cicero &c I study hardly any thing now much, but Latin and Greek (besides Component ?) I am the best 'Greek scholar' in my class, I guess; and most about equal to any in Latin, although in that class not had as good a chance as the others. I perceive by your letter that Eliab still persists in his foolish whim of calling the Whitefaced Cow or heifer "Cherry"! he ought to be ashamed of himself. We sent the letter to Joseph last Wed. the 19th but it contained nothing but scolding; Ann was very much provoked by his letter, (which we shall send) and wrote very severely, too much so I think. Whatever fault there is, I think it is more James and Almeda than him. I certainly think he had better come home, and - circumstances after cases. Somehow neither you nor Eliah seem to write any particulars hardly about affairs. I want to know all how everything gets along, at home nowadays. I thought Charles petitioned to have the will divided last year sometime, why didn't he? What will he do with the thing when he gets it divided?