p.

Tabor was married last week to Emeline
daughter of Barney Snow of Montpelier.
I heard that fifty couple were invited
to the wedding - but do not know how it
came off - We expect Ann
at home this week - I think she will
be almost homesick - it will seem so
tame - so many gone - I hope thee
will see Sarah Steward - she kindly offered
to take a small parcel to thee - they went
sooner than she told me - I did not think
it worthwhile to trouble her with a letter
the mails do business so cheaply & reliably.

The reasoon of my sending the blank pa-
per was I had just written thee & thought I
might as well send nearly as much as
the law would allow - Our Superin-
tendant did not attend town meeting & made
no report - he was reappointed - I can not
learn as he visited many of the schools - &
got though with his own rather hard -
He attended Austin's wedding & the ball.

Unle Timothy is getting quite smart.
Aunt Dagget died at her brother Allen Tobey's
last week - Uncle & aunt Orcutt left
for Stowe last 4th day - we got along as well
as I expected - they do not feel settled any
where & I feel very sorry for they can not
be happy - Uncle Nathan wants to walk on his
own floor & aunt M. can not be happy alone.
I do not think she ought to live alone, she is
of too gloomy a temperament - she needs cheerful
society

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East Montpelier
16th of 3rd month 1862

My dear Willie

I have just received thy
letter of the 11th & as usual was very glad
to hear so cheerful news - it appears to
be trying to thee to remain behind, but
as thee is only fulfilling thy agreement
I hope thee will be content while [underline]I[/underline]
feel as if thee was a little safer -
why did thee not speak of Levi - his
poor mother & other friends are suffering
with intense anxiety on his account -
Charley told them he would write every
other day - but they got no letter last
night - & were in hopes to hear some
thing from thee, respecting him - I
have not seen Harrison - but understand
he says that most cases where they
are attacked as L. was, prove fatal &
C. writes that L. had also got the dyp-
theria - I think thee had as