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many horses fastened at he posts, he
enquired if the Cavalry were encamped
here - he said it would take Henry
Ward Beecher to get so large an audi-
ence out in the village - I have
missed hearing several that I most
wished to - & the weather seems so
rough now & my cold not having
yet left me I shall stay at home -
tonight. I did not tell thee, that we
had to go to thy wardrobe to get any
thing large enough for James to wear
when he came home - as he expects
to go back, he did not bring many of
his clothes - I think perhaps thy
clothes that are partly worn may as
well be used as to lie til thee comes
back, when we will try to make it
all right - I washed thy shawl
soon after thee went away and it
looked as good as new - & when I went
to Ferrisburgh I wore it to ride in
& found it quite an entire defence
against the cold - thy mother