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—— playing Domino, which
forms his principal occupation =
He is a very fine boy indeed
— Alexander & James one about
four and the other 2 to 3 yrs old
are two of the most genuine
Irish roots I even saw — Alex^r
reminds me often of little Dieb
— They are in fine subjection
to the mothers mandates, and
their amusing prattle has
endeared them to the ships
whole crew - sailors as well as
passengers. – and tends not a
little to contribute to the
entertainment of a slow
dull passage — who knows
but we might have had more
wind if some of Cousin R's
specific for accelerating a
passage, – ie Salts, was handy.

M^r Bentique & Lady who
were married about 2 weeks
before we started accord^g
to report, have not afforded
us much opp^y of diving
into the secrets of their character
— We are willing however to
indulge them with a Honey