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Oct 3

I do not know as I have paged this right but tho't it best to be sure to "get out o'the way" what think you I can say after Lucy has written! I went to Bangor this morning to see the Gold Hunter start for California loaded with lumber for Government. $45 per M, and sixty passengers. Mr. Hedge addressed the passengers, what he said was all very well. I never heard him before I missed the earnestness of Prof. Shepperd, he appeared to want to speak pretty. She was detained from sailing by the M.S. Marshall on a protest of a part of the passengers (hired by Government) that their accommodation was not what the Law required on the part of the ? know how the matter will be fixed. There are a number of large vessels  now loading here for San Francisco lumber has gone up in consequence. Mr. Hathorne thinks some of running the Mill through the winter. I hope her may it would afford me employment at home. if the Mill does not run this winter I may do some scaling unless you offer me some greater inducement while up country I went to Dover called on Mrs. Major Woodbury. she had just commenced housekeeping appeared very happy. for your especial benefit I learned that her sister Mary was at home.
         You say to Lucy that we should learn something every day, and you seem to think that for that purpose that books are indespensable. I set a very high value upon good books, but believe that I can learn