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52 Sabbath morning, Sept. 10, 52 I believe I was the first riser in the house this morning. Have fed + watered pony + greased the wagon wheels, [then?] a ride. I wish you was here to ride with me. Persis has teased me to string up the violin, but I have not yet done it. [Our?] choir falters. Washington took tea with us yesterday + appeared a little sober about going into the Aroostic Wilderness. Tell Addison I cashed the Sweat [?] Note + can cash another, if he wishes, + if he will let me know. I believe Wash. said he (Addison) had another note of $400 that he would like to exchange for cash. I hear Persis, in the dining room, telling that Elizabeth Ellis is next [underlined] to the best Alto Singer in Bangor City, + has, or can have, $50 a year for singing Sundays in church. And [illegible] her French Teacher says she will be Master (Mistress I suppose I should say) of the French Language in less than a year, if she improves as the present rate. Ralph returned from Bangor, yesterday, + brought word that the good folks are well, there.

    Charles Atwood starts, this afternoon, for Boston 

and I shall send this sheet by him. Do you look for me [underlined] in Boston this fall? Perhaps you will find me at the Dinner table some day when you don't expect it. You will, if I can get started. There is no difficulty in traveling any where, now if you get into the cars before the bell is done ring ing. And yet I travel altogether less than I did before there was a Railroad in the world [?], + when I went all the way to Boston with my own horse + wagon