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We never saw L. so ill before as just before A's return
Violent Cough, considerable expectoration great horseness [?] [fever?] loss of appetite
& slept & wanting a good fire in mild weather were the prom-
inent symptoms, he is now, as I said before - thinking thou
could not want to wait so long to hear, - much better in all
his symptoms - tho his cough is still hard, we hope as the
weather becomes steadily warm that he will continue to mend
& with increasing speed. Poor Ann is a good deal worn by her
anxiety & increased cares & burthens. If L's health will admit
the prospect now is that they will go to Portland L. to take
charge of a store for the sale of Kerosene Oil which Newman
& Co are making there from their coal in N. Brunswick.
A. has had a hard time at [Middlebury?] she found things
very different from what she expected & quite unlike
there at the old hive - she will I suppose tell thee all
about it. She formed some pleasant acquaintances there
among others Miss Knowles, who, with Agnes made us
a flying but pleasant [deleted]business[/deleted] visit last 4th day. They
came first to Vergennes &, strange to tell - H. F. Levite
brot them to our house we took them to the 9 oclock P.M.
train. Our balance wheel remains in about the same
condition as when thou left us a year ago. She sits at the
table much more frequently than she used to do & almost
always does the work of her room & at this season as usual she
is much engaged with her shrubs & plants - transplanting
& pruning & staking new ones for her friends - she often gets
very tired with her day's labor. She is as mild & forbearing &
self sacrificing as ever. All the other branches & sprouts