.MTIxNQ.OTQ0NzU

'the best human character has faults enough to spoil it.' There have been fifty scholars in the academy this summer, Miss Cavenne is coming back this fall; Rebecca & Flora Tower are at home now, have been in Boston two years past, in a cap factory, expect to return again before winter. Why would not some such plan do for Lucy? To take a school of small scholars in Woonsocket for instance, and enjoy the advantages that city life offers; -- by they way why do'nt you write to Uncle Pel. and see if he cannot get you a chance there, to take a private or public school as soon as your fall term closes? It would do no harm to write, and might do good. I intend to take a journey to Boston in two or three weeks, be there at the examinations and try to get a situation in the public schools there, -- if I find no chance in Bangor, -- perhaps take a small private school in Boston if practicable, until I can by dint of perseverance and importunity obtain a chance in the public school, which most probably I could do after a time. I shall first however see what can be done at Bangor; shall stop there two or three days on my way fro that purpose. Mary some expects to go to Portland, when I go to B. to meet her mother who stops at the springs longer than she intended at first, if she does, I shall start in a fortnight. Mother is writing to Mrs. Child to day to thank her for her gift to you and tell her of my journey or rather late in the day but no matter in this case; her brother in law, Mr. Child of Argyle, called here a week or two ago, he was travelling as an agent of the Bangor Gazette & a paper published by the Fourier society, of which he seemed quite in favour, he and Charles talked some time upon it. I do'nt know but we have written to you that we have one chamber all finished but plastering and painting; Charles hoped to have been able to do it and paint the front outside front entry and portico before haying but was unable to 'get time,' and it will not be done until late in the fall. He has just begun haying, will get his first load