Monday afternoon
My dear Sister,
As usual I was prevented writing yesterday
I went to Church in the morning and in the afternoon
attempted to attend the funeral of poor Mortimer
Rathbone – you have heard of his melancholy death
his remains were accompanied by the prof and students
of Geneva College – I was informed the funeral sermon
was to be preached by one of the prof–'s this was a
mistake as Mr Croswell preached himself – I said
I attempted to attend the funeral – the Church was
so full that I could get no seat, so was obliged
to come home again – Clara succeeded better and
remained – The walk to the Church and home again
without stopping gave me the palpitation of the heart
so that I could not sit up the remainder of the
day – I occupied my time reading the Revelations
of St John which I found about as unsatisfactory
as I have always done hitherto – I obtained no
new light on the subject of the millennium which

my chief object — Do you know that we have Millerites
among us – Mr Weed's family and Mr Hotchkiss'
I have been told were believers. Nothing however is
strange, as Clary says, if Joe Smith could get
adherents – It seems to have been the means of sending
many weak women to the Lunatic Asylum –
Mrs Smith and Caroline were here Friday – they
seemed very anxious to know whether the "reports"
relative to Frances were true, as they had heard she
was soon to be married to Mr Blatchford – I do
not think they have even heard any such thing – I would
not gratify them by any positive contradiction but merely
observed that such reports were very absurd – Mrs
Smith is either getting old or she has never
been the woman of superior intellect I once thought
her – She reads nothing she says, for the want of time.
Caroline is intelligent – Saturday I went
out to make some visits – I went first to Mrs Millers
when she signified her intentions to accompany me
We called at Mrs Porters – not at home – Swains
where Jannat informed us that there was no society in Auburn

for her sister Catherine and the walks about the village
were so unpleasant that she could not go out sufficiently
for her health – all of which wh was very civil &
interesting – The only tolerable thing about Mrs. Swain
is the absence of pretention – 'Report' says that William
Hills and Janet Swain are about to be married – Debby
said yesterday that Charles Richardson was to be married
next week to a sister of Mrs. Williams, wife of the
rail road agent – William Wood and Burnham
were married last week – I believe I wrote you
that Burnham was to marry Urana Smith –very
sensible that – We also called at Mrs. Fosgates and
Mrs Burts. Old Mrs. Fosgate was much disturbed by
a letter from Birdsall saying Serene had a swollen leg
which supervened 20 days after her confinement which
took place early in Jan. she has another boy – this
we had heard previously – poor Serene has many afflictions
I hope this will not prove as serious as it sometimes does–
I received a letter from Augustus yesterday – he is very
anxious about his appointment having seen something of
the resolution which passed the Senate in the Tribune
Weed wrote that an amendment had passed which would
probably enable him (Augustus) to get the appointment.
Clarence does not return – I wrote to him last week.

Fred is still constantly occupied with his studies – continues
to read "neighbours" which spins of out [ marvellously ]
Dear Willie was much amused with your account
of Ogre making a of himself. – His eyes
are no better some days he cannot open them until
late in the day – this sensitivity to light is
extreme and rather increases –
A few lines from Henry written at Albany Wednesday
said he should go to N.Y. Thursday and probably be
at home this week Wednesday — Maria was
here a day or two ago and wished me to say to you
that she would come and live with you next Spring –
AUBURN N.Y.
FEB 27
N.Y.


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leaves, as by that time she could leave her child

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I have done written the message — As I happen to
have it I enclose $3 – Your own Sister –
Mrs. Alvah Worden
Canandaigua