e Sunday Nov 3^d
My dear Sister
I may write you a letter to day
but the prospect is not particularly fair – I have
not been able to find a quiet place to read
write, or sleep – Clarence came last night
Willie is so pleased with this accession
to our family that he is very sociable and
very noisy – Grandpa does not seem very
well pleased so that I do not encourage
their spending any time in the library – Clarence
left Florida last Tuesday – went to New
York, Albany &c finally arrived here last
night – a great boy of 15 who feels himself
and in many respects many years older
than my Augustus – His associations at
Florida have not been of the most improving
kind – I do not know what Henry proposes
to have him do – he will remain unem-
ployed until his Uncle returns – Henry
departed for New York Thursday ^Friday^ morning
remained in Syracuse one day – he will
be absent until some time next week —
Mrs Porter went the same morning to spend
some time with her sister and the remainder
of the winter with her husband at Albany
I received your letter Wednesday – am glad
you found relief so soon for your nervous
headache – Dr Beigler's enometics are

figuring very largely in all the newspapers
these allopathy physicians seem to be as much
pleased as if he were the first of the medical
fraternity who had ever committed a crime –
The evidence as detailed in the papers is strongly
against the Dr – I went yesterday to see Clara
she was engaged with a mantaumaker who is
making her a calico dress – I had no opportu –
nity to see her alone – Maria’s baby grows
pretty and is a funny little affair – George and
Debby have again beset McClallen to take that house
Clara was inclined to go but I am very glad
McClallen determined not to go – Clara has
some how or another got the impression that people
can make money by keeping boarders than
which nothing is more erronious – even in
Albany where the charges for board so much
exceed what they pay here, Mrs Lockwood
a very close economical woman who keeps
the most fashionable private boarding house
in town says she is hardly able to pay
her rent and cloth herself and daughters
– nothing but experience will ever convince
Clara that this is not owing to defective
management – I verily believe she still
has some idea of going there in the Spring —
Mr and Mrs Perry are to take Marvin's
house when they leave for Philadelphia
they go this week – this reduces the
number of boarders considerably and I suppose
George thinks his house is declining – Dr

Briggs left with Mrs Dill – I met Mr Marvin
in the street yesterday he stopped me to enquire
if I recovered my health without taking Beckwiths
pills!! – I told him I had not seen one of
Beckwiths pills since I had seen him last – I
think the of these same pills ought
to settle an annuity upon Marvin for his extraor-
dinary devotion – Catherine left me last Mon-
day having found a place – Abbey has been sick
ever since I came home – we got along indiffer-
ently by having Bridgit three days out of 7 –
I hope you have by this time disposed of
your maid servant – Willie’s eyes
are not benefited by the morphine
they remain much the same – There
is a Dr Barber here lecturing upon elocution
a cannot ascertain whether it is the one you
knew or his brother – his wife is with him
Dr Robinson says he has recently become a
convert to homeopathy – Mrs Smith and
Caroline called Thursday – Mrs Smith says
her health is very poor, she looked very dis-
consulate – but and made no enquiries about
Frances getting married — The 'Ashburton'
does not arrive – Weeds family are very anxious
about him – it is now 34 or 35 days since
he sailed – but this is not an uncommon
occurrence at this season of the year – I
hope he will come while Henry is in New York
think he will – Clarence spent a day at Weeds

Fred and I are counting the weeks before you come
is it before or after Christmas he wishes to know –
I have not heard from Augustus this week
Mr King has returned to Albany with his “wife”
as he writes – Mr and Mrs Seward are about
as well as when I was there – Love to Frances
Your Sister –

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N.B. – My wrapper is not finished yet – they are very
prevalent here with cuffs lined with all variants
of colour –
Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN N.Y.
DEC 3

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