p.

"Ha Ha! Am delighted to see
you my boy!" And asked why I
had not come over earlier, saying
Laura had been alone all the
afternoon! - Good joke, as I had been
the same, but you were with me
though, and soon your father
came home and we four had
a delightful tea together, but can
say, the Tea was not quite like
we used to prepare - as I had
no squint into the party and
some one else let the milkman
in and some one else carried in
the currant rolls. Never mind
darling, - three weeks have slipped
suddenly away and six months
will soon be gone. Have
courage and hold fast and
we will have tea together after
awhile.
Your father greatly entertained us

with his descriptions of the
grand Dore gallery. He has
a soul filled with poetry
and a heart overflowing with
beautiful descriptive language. -
Mother was pleased with her
letter and I told Rev. Hulbert
your message for his wife and
he spoke very kindly of you and
thanked me for the "News from New York."
Darling I find it extremely
difficult to hold up to my
ideal as to keeping my study
room here, the library. Tyler
studies here and everyone
leaves everything here all
day and I realy [sic] gain no
possession until about seven pm.