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The first page of my letter to Mary Barnes was written in French. I am reading Gil Blais; - that is translating it) aloud to Charles evenings, have had to pass over some words for want of a dictionnaire but have now just borrowed the work in English so I can go on now swimmingly: 14 phonetic symbols follow, which means - (I wish you would learn Phonography it is very pretty, I like to write it much.) Lucy means to learn it and Charles is quite taken up with it. Almeida and children are well her things were appraised yesterday, Luther Keen has staid there the last fortnight. Mr. Haskell came and cut wood for her last Friday and Mrs. Haskell came with him. Lucy has got home from Hobbtown, and brought a Hobby with her. The mud begins to appear round the door - the robins sing in the cedars, Lucy & I went over to Furbers day before yesterday Theodore & Sam have taken a job at Greatworks ? five million of boards at 18, per thousand: Theodore is going to emigrate to Wisconsin. Lucy has had an application to take the school Eliab first taught but declined because Mr. Newcome offered only 1,00 per week - she talks some of asking uncle Theoph if she may keep this: Angella Dennett is very happy says she is not coming back for two or three years, receives at the rate of 45 per month, I do not know what her expenses are. Jo boards at Dr. Johnson's he says his roommate is a 'terrible' gentleman, a violent whig, has made political discussion his study, has been at Washington some time J. says he is much more than a match for him though he has snubbed him sometimes; that as he is a mind to, would be in bad sledding'. We conclude Jo has got into just the right place, -he is studying Surveying, French & I suppose had bought him a dictionary - and Algebra and Chemistry; he says he has one superior and one equal in mathematics; I assure you I have improved in penmanship some, my letter to Mr. P. looked nearly as complete as you yourself could have done! We are all deep in Geology.