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home, I have not become much acquainted yet: one thing I like, there seems to be occasional mingling of all together, not a few who claim precedence in every thing, I have had but four invitations to tea since coming. There is sewing society once a fortnight which I suppose I should find for my interest to attend, so as to get acquainted, but I don't feel like going after school - perhaps I shall though after a time put myself up to it. I surmise the 'misses' of school do not like me over much, but I had rather have it so than to be too popular at best. Isaac sent me a letter stated Cuba less than a hundred miles from me, and I did feel bad to think of his having been so near me, and yet not see him. I am very glad he visited Uncle Humphrey: I want to go myself now; What do advise me about my journey in vocation? I can visit Uncle Humphrey, provided Isaac will write me more exactly where they are, or I can take a boat to Detroit and go to Uncle Hall's; or I can go by water to Cleveland, thence by canal to Zanesville to see cousin Jerusha; each, at about the same expense - ten or twelve dollars. which is but little more than my board would be here. How is it about the 'American Traveler!' does Charles take it or has it been stopped? I want some Eastern paper to read - get little news beyond N.York if the east is best two dolls. I should like to take it and will you write me the address. The people in this good town all make rag carpets about once a year cut up old calico, old shirts, cold and every sort of thing that is old trash in a house:- great ado too is made of housecleaning, walls whitewashed every spring to take off fly marks though before almost like snow. [left-hand side]I am trying to save all I can so as to lay up enough to retire from business one of these years--