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I hope Charles will talk quite plain when I come back, & that
Julia will have have learned to read some. Tell her that her father ^loves her very much &^ wants
to have her learn. Be especially careful about their eating green fruit.
I suppose you will have been to Winsted before receiving this & expect to
hear you tell of having a pleasant time. Write me all about every
thing. Give particulars of the Revival there & also write all you hear
from S. Boston good, bad or indifferent. I shall correspond only with
you as I must avoid writing all I can (only as I intend writing
Deac. Samuels & the Sabbath School over). Direct your letters as we planned,
(through Baker & Monsell of Boston) untill you hear again. I find everything pleasant on board the
ship. All are especially kind to me & the Captain seems to understand
his business perfectly. It is wonderful how skillful all hands are in
working the vessel & how strait the course to his place of destination. When
we made Fair Island (the first land ^we saw, one of^ the Orkneys) she was pointed exactly
right. It was, so when we came in sight of the Hage, also the Scar
at the entrance of the Cattegal. ^(19^th)^ We had a bad night last night among
these shoals and locks it being dark and rainy -- but this morning the wind be-
came fair & we are soon expecting to see Elsinore. Our stop there
will be but half an hour & then on into the Baltic. Our ship is
very vast & the Capt. is desirous of getting there the first out this
Spring. I suppose we have gone past 300 vessels since we started, which
were coming the same way as ourselves, 150 at least since we en-
tered the Cattegal. You can hardly have any idea of the number
of vessels in these waters. Some 50 or 75 are now in sight -- most of
them large vessels -- & going to some place up the Baltic.(7 ^oC p.m.) The
wind died away a few hours, & we supposed we we should not get in this
evenging, but it springs up fresh again & we shall soon be there
if nothing happens to prevent. I had dropped my pen, but now
after tea resume it again. (You would smile to see our tea table
but everything is very nice.). I am not sick at all now, though
we have rocked about a great deal since yesterday -- nor has
my head ached any to day. Ezra is quite well & sends his kind
regards. He has his violin along & a number of music books & we