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of it? I do not think it amounts to that, for my cheeks do not burn, as they do when I reflect on my faults, not does my hand tremble.

But what you said to has been of real service. I have since been more assidious in my attention to others. Not from an artful design of ingratiating myself in their good graces, for that I should despise myself. But from the belief that such attentions, though small in themselves, simply yet collectively contributed in no small degree to the general happiness, and to increase the general happiness is my duty. So my dear Margaret, you see, you may adventure to send me the letter.

I have said more than I intended on this subject. I glanced my over the beginning of your and seeing it there intended to say a word or two about it and pass on. But you, my dear Margaret have taught me to expatiate, another shared with me you former disposition to do so. You letter has indeed given me much happiness, it is not the plan I wished to take place, the moment I heard that Mr Jefferson would be president.

I shall certainly be with you though not I think for to stay a whole month, and I wish to be very happy while I am with you. I would rather defer quitting New York while there is some degree of certainty respecting yellow fever, for were I to hear of its being in the city, while I was at Brunswick, I should not be easy till I had hastened home. I have been two days at Maria Nicholson, and was surprized to hear when I returned that your friend had been in the city, and had not called to see me, for I was at home all monday. But I excused him when I heard he had only staid an hour, and that he had not passed through Brunswick.

How glad I am that you consented to bear all the inconvienences of a wintered residence at a newly settled place. Some exertion no doubt will be necessary, none however which you are not able to make. Take care, my beloved friend, that you do not estimate expected felicity too highly, and thus give entrance to disappointment. I will know the difficulty of restraining the