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for gratitude, surely I have. If you should be waiting to any of our friends speak of the best & let the bad go as I hope to be over that in a few days. I don't mean to be hipercritical neither do I wish to do the Dr injustice. I love him for his kindness to me.

  Dear girls how I wish I was able to send for your Daguereotypes. I should like to see you so much. when I am rich perhaps I shall have them. I have Amos A. Sevens & Mr. Ira Sevens gave me his when he came after his wife. Dr. has sent his to me. Is he not kind. I suppose you have heard Mary Tower was married & feeling pretty well is not that good news. after his long ilness How is Marian - please give her my kind regards.
  Dear Cynthia I do remember our pleasant walks. & if I could have my friend C. by my side she would see whether I would slight so welcome a camethrough? I might not stand so much in need of truer? services now as I did once. We all loved each other very much did we not? I hope Sarah will make a first rate cook & that is not all I hope she will make some kind hearted gentleman a good wife one of these days. ha! ha! would not that be novel. Sarah, my friend Zeb. has ben sick for nearly three months & only last week was he able to come home. so low has he been. though he is not my beau am interested for sisters sake. Now girls I'll tell you if I cannot teach school, which I do not expect to I have resolved on marrying when Mr. Right comes along I think I'm safe what do you say. do you think I should make a good wife? I mean to make such a one if any but enough nonsense for this time. O dear dear, how I do want to see you. Give my love to your dear friends brothers & sisters. I shall ever remember your brother R's kindness to me when among strangers. Another sends love says she is very thankful her daughter found such kind friends, sisters would say as much were she here brother and his kind regards to Sarah in return for those received from her. So please to write very soon.

in margins: Tell me all the news what interests you will be sure to interest me. I wish to hear from as many of the patients as you can tell me about when you wish & certainly if you hear from them Dr's tell me wont you? When I get a little better I will try to be more punctual than I have been this summer I guess the Dr. would scold me if he was here. I have written more than he would approve of I fear Mrs Cherry came home with me she was not feeling very well, she felt as though she was rather neglected I believe.

  Maria Holmes is at home who was Head I do not know how they are Mrs. Redd? talking of leaving this week says she is nearly well also wrote me that nearly all the patients were doing well.
  From your sincere friend

Mary