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                                                                                                                     Milo 14 Oct. 1851
           There is a kind of planning in being under no restraint, or perhaps more properly a gratification of indolence, for instance I can sit down to work in the most perfect negligee in regard to dress or any thing else, nobody knows, & nobody cares.
      The children too can take comfort in pouring down to my carpet, as they have just done the little wagon full of dirty playthings of every sort then Lucy Jane & Charlie racing through the rooms with any quantity of mud on their feet drawing the baby about. Such little things would be an annoyance to you somewhat as "it would be to me to sit prink'd up ready to receive and chat in words without meaning with hollow hearted 'Callers,,

15 I forgot all about giving James any money to pay his expenses on the way up, but you will some of you see that he is supply'd. Mrs. Richer has done the flannel it is not extremely nice but will near well perhaps. I went up to Almeda's yesterday (& almost every other day since I went home) & wash'd my Blankets look'd over & prepar'd ever so much material to make quilled skirts. I have rip'd Lucys cloak & wash'd it ready to make Sack. I am somewhat baulked? about Rug stuff "Aunt Harriet" carried of all Albina rags to weave a rug but perhaps I shall pick up something.

 Albina wants to let you have a cheese & I guess it is a good one, & Almeda has one for you too Albina has got most a barrel of Butter in lumps they call it 

left-hand side I was sure I would'nt have my brush so I put it into my traveling bag every day after using it for most a week - & left it at last.