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Wm. Andrews is getting ready to go with Capt Horton [?] to California, + there, probably, will lay his bones. Miss Isabel Cummings called here last evening with Mr. Johnson from Boston. Mother is at work on your shirts. She suffers from a cold she took in Worcester that has settled on her lungs. Persis is saying that Hellen [?] (Mrs. Gregg) is more unwell, + is coming home to stay with her mother. Mr. Wm. Child will move into Mr. Parris's house next week. John says the itch [underlined] has got into the School. He carries a bag of sulphur in his pocket to ward it off. He studies very hard. He is so much engaged, he hardly notices us on our return. I should rather do what you do, that is not so trying to the brain, than what he does. He is confined to his chamber, with his door shut, early + late. I will write you no more now. Give my best regards to your good friend [underlined], John Addison. Take good care of your health. Be cheerful. Attend faithfully to your business. But don't be fidgety [underlined]. Keep perfectly cool, + self possessed; + when you have done as well as you could, if there by any mistake, worry not at all [underlined], but think of better luck next time [underlined]. Attend to one thing at a time [underlined], exercising some discretion to attend to what is more important first [underlined]