RKFP-054

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Buffalo, Sunday, Sept [11?]th[underlined], 1853.

My wilful cousin,

Your favor of 14th[underlined] came very duty to hand and I have very duly set my pen to work in answer and first of all I want to inform you that I think you are a very naughty boy. Your aunt can dispense with your company as easy as not I know and mother and I both want you here

I am sorry Asa is sick. I hope he does not mean to give us the slip and go right on to New York Fathers address is 224 Maiden Lane he wished me to tell Asa to excuse his not writing he thought that Mr Welch would tell you when he was going.

You must be a good boy and help Laurie you can do a good deal if your only a mind to --- I do not wish I was with you for I would not like such treatment as you prescribe.

We have had a letter from Rodolph since you went. He is coming home to spend Thanks= giving and is going to New York. He says the Siamese twins are on exhibition there. They will probably soon be here. Johnny went to the Hippodrome yesterday he

did not like it as well as he expected. He said he wished he had kept his money and gone to the theatre to see Mazeppa.

There was quite a large fire on Main street night before last. It destroyed 5 or 6 buildings.

I have just finished a beautiful bunch of grapes. If you do not come soon you will lose them. All that are within reach are gone now.

We had a very hard rain last week. I was coming from school at the time and got caught in the hardest of it. It was a pity to waste so much rain water.

All well as usual and "hope these few lines will find you enjoying the same blessing. Give my very best specs to William, my love to Laurie and take whatever you like yourself.

Mariel.

"If I had you here" - I would be revenged.