(seq. 49)

Shall we find rioting at the Wine Table the
whole live long night. Is it to be wondered at,
that there are such vast numbers of our population,
who are the notaries of vice and disipation? No! Certainly
not. And I do not believe there ever will be left of this
wickedness, while a man, practicing these abominable
vices (in what is called a gentlemanly manner) is suffered to sit at
the head of our government, setting such a vicious example
to those who have confered on him the honor of the chair.

First day morning. Three of the [Titus?] and Anna Truman,
daughter of George Truman, were here to tea yesterday afternoon. (They are not black as you'd seemed to think in one of your letters) From Anna I learned that Margaret Waye & Anna Spackman were well. E went to month-
ly meeting last fourth day. She saw Emma Miller. She was well of
course and Phebe also. The next monthly meeting is at
Purchase and if I can leave school and get an opportunity I think
I shall go and call on Phebe & Emma. The school at present is
somewhat smaller than it has been, several having stayed at house on
account of the warm weather. Yesterday and today the weather has been considerably cooler.

I think your people would go to John Wilbers, and get a small twig
or two of the mulberry and lay it flat in some very rich earth it
would likely live and grow to some height before cold weather. A
Dr. Vorns and Robert Titus have bought about a hundred dollars worth
of eggs, and now have an immense number of worms to feed. Do
not, if you have any mercy on my feelings accuse me of being home-
sick, nor tell me any more about remaining in Rochelle during
the winter, for if nothing happens, I shall come home in the fall.

If there can be scholars enough raised for a select school
at Centre Falls, I should prefer teaching at home, or if enough
of our large folks would unite and go to school at the village
I should be quite as well pleased. I think if I do not teach I
shall feel best satisfied to attend school as I begin to think it
about impossible for me to study when engaged in anything else.

As to Nancy's case, I think it will seem very queer
to think of her as being married. I should like to see her before
she jumps over board very much, but H. P. McLean I think
ought to be heartily greeted for being so successful in
his old age, for my part, I am sure I shall wish him
much joy whenever he shall quit his life of Bachelorship.
You who has been exposed to this fever ought to be very
careful, remember the old old saying, that an ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure. I should like very much to know how deeply
and extensively the contagion has spread, in your hearts, as it appears,
to be a heart disease, when any of you get so near the brink of
ruin, as you suppose H. to be, I should be very much pleased to
be informed of it, so as not to be too suddenly surprised. Tell
G. P. to ask M. Wilson how soon she wishes me to come home and see
her married, as I shall wish to know some time beforehand so as
to be preparing all the nice things to [ ] to wedding, and I shall
want (my Wing of course) to go with me and all things in order.

As it is rainy and school is out I will send
this by one of the scholars. So not more

From absent Susan B.