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was gone near 2 hours before Eliab found him_ the creature is just as quick as a cat_ But E. insists that he is perfectly kind_ They have not named the baby yet._ Charles has got a little Daughter born 24th of April Almeda has bought Mills' part of the farm for $500, & he is expecting to go west_ is hoping to get a chance to work with you_ Mills has the western Fever the worst kind_ I fear he will be greatly disappointed Almeda's calculation as with a view to James's benefit_ Means to get all she can from the place & then to sell it or leave it & go west_ But a great deal seems to depend, with them all, upon whether you get located advantageously & even Eliab says he thinks he shall not stay in Bangor more than a few years Charles has been unfortunate with his Sheep some disease among them all sick & dying_ Almeda has lost one of her Cows that she depended on for profit this summer_ C. has hir'd George Hodgskins for the Summer at 12,00 pr month