p.

My son would willingly and I think gladly have come
home this spring, so ^as to^ have been company for me in his
sister's absence, but there was no opening here for bu-
siness in his line, therefore he decides to stay in
Albany for the present, and to give a clue to
my daughter's prospects, I will give thee a paragragh
from her last letter dated the 14th She says, "I
am getting on very nicely here, as busy as a bee.
I would like to go to on with the work I have begun &
as the three months, is nearly expired which was to be
the trial time, I spoke to the Dr's this evening
about staying, & they wish to continue the engagement
for six months longer at least, seem to be well satis-
tied with my performance of the duties that fall to my
lot, and next winter I wish to attend Lectures either
at Phil or Cleveland next if thee can spare thy
baby so long, I am sorry thee missess ^me^ more in-
stead of less, Thee does not wish me to give up
the study does thee? If I should, I should have to
teach again, and altho I have a good deal to do
I feel better than when I was teaching. All is well
that ends well, Mother dear, and so I mean to keep
up a good heart to the end", I of course shall not
dissuade her, from her undertaking as long as she feels
it to be her mission altho it is a laborious task,
therefore thou sees I shall need fortitude to nerve me
up to my fate, my stepchildren seem not to be

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2 day morning Francis Titus has just been in. She wished me to ask thee in thy next
if thee would not do her the favor to give some more particular account of the departure of
her much loved friend Rachel Robinson and how her husband is [??] and whether
Ann King remains with them if not where she is she feels much interest in the family

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Please also to receive [illegible] kind love
We are having a very rainy day with cold chilly air

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lacking in sympathy, I also have kind neighbours
and friends, I now have the company of two
young women who are attending the Union school
who are very good society, and rooms in the cham-
ber, are also rented to a widow lady and her son
and my garden work is just commencing
which gives plenty of healthful exercise, but with
you I suppose snow banks are yet in the way, Why
not leave that cold snowy bleak mountainous
country and, emigrate to this rather more generous
climate- But then after all to you who have been
reared there, there is much to endear and attach and
very many redeeming qualities, It seems to be a
wise provision in our natures to have a love of home

Now as relates to the other branches of my family they
at present are all enjoying usual health & prosperity
Mary Barker and her family have been quite afflict-
ed but are comfortably well now; her husband
during 2nd and 3d month had a violent attack of
neuraglia, the most obstinate and severe case I
ever knew, it lasted some six or seven weeks
during the time their children all had the measles
Mary thou may judge had a wearing time, still
she kept up (altho in delicate circumstances herself)
Since they have got well she has been making hay
carpet house cleaning &c. Daniel Chase, Betsey's boy
has enlisted and gone into the army, we were very sorry