e My Dear Sister,
I have deferred writing until the last
day of the week that you might have the use of my
eyes and now I ^am^ not likely to have much opportunity
to write, between company and and a severe headache I
think my labour of love in that way will be rather
small. I am glad to hear you have actually com-
menced housekeeping I have been dreading your moving
in cold weather almost as much as you could yourself.
Old Mrs. Hamilton has just been here, she talked much
less than I ever knew her to before—says that Mr.

Hamilton has had like the rest of the world much
embarrassment in his pecuniary affairs this sum-
mer—they have rented their house and Mrs. Hamilton
has spent the principal part of the summer with
Frank. Frank has had his pecuniary troubles too‑
of course it all troubles his mother—she returns
to Oswego next week—enquired particularly about
you. Last Sunday our girl Mary got very much
enraged and I dismissed her—we have now a
raw Irish girl who cannot understand us or make
herself understood by us—we have had a number of
applications from girls this week who are out of
place but do not suppose any of them better than
the one we have. We now have the pleasant prospect
of a visit today or tomorrow from Mr. and Ms.
Ruggles of New York Mr. Lyman of Utica,
George Lay and his wife of Batavia and
Sceammerhorn of Rochester—all of whom
have given notice by letter that we may expect
them. I sent for the Conklins Wednesday
and all our Miller cousins we had what
I thought rather a tedious evening. Joseph Colt
came the same day so Henry invited him to tea
and wished me to send for Mr. and Mrs. Muir.
Muir came with Colt—Mr. & Mrs. Conkling and
Jane and Martha. I have lost I fear
the little taste I once had for company
it was very irksome to me but I suppose it
will not answer to indulge this misanthropic
disposition. Then Ruggles has come. Henry
and he are going to bring over his wife & cousin

so good by—Kiss Frances, the pony's name is Tomoka
after the chief who formerly owned him—he is
to be purchased for Augustus—your own Sister
Frances—

Mrs. Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN
N.Y.
OCT
15