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along, quite nice cake for the table & excellent pies, fruit &c I have not found it needful to give a single direction except when she comes to ask me how I will have this or that. I shall gradually take a little more oversight than I have hitherto done but as yet I only know when I take my place at the table, what is to be the fore. She has been in the family four years & claims some privilege, sits at table when there is not company, sometimes sits with us evenings: she is not however intrusive at all, & belongs to a respectable family. Went to Cleveland yesterday - 24 miles east - Started in the cars at 9 half returned at 3 half was busy enough shopping during the interim. bought myself a Thibet dress, dark green, & long merino scarf white ground, $3.00 material for bonnets for my girls; scarfs &c. We bought some silver too on my account to doz teaspoons 4 table, & 1 doz silver forks. We did intend to go a journey of 40 miles south to visit his married sisters, today but have concluded to defer it a few days. I have so much to do just now in serving that I know not how to spare a moment's time - am just lining a pair of nice shirts - the loss of his trunk has made him short - have dresses & cloaks to make for the girls - my own dress - aprons, stockings to knit &c The good clever maiden sister is soon going away to spend the winter - my husband is so good so kind so noble he reads to me evenings, does