Your kind letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. of latest date lies before me having been perused in place of a new one.
I would have written sooner but have been away one week in New HampshireAs Written:N. H. & LynnEditorial Note: Lynn, Massachusetts returned last night. I have the sad news to tell you of my brother's As Written: brothers death. My eldest brother who resided in CharlestonEditorial Note: Charleston, Massachusetts MassachusettsAs Written:Mass.
Such is all our experience fulfilling the lesson this world is not thy home. The pleasant firesides made desolate— the family altar, where is it? forever departed to me! but to the other two remaining, they have their pleasant homes.
But I would not weary you with such details, my experience is, that the unfortunate are only thought to be bores – until by chance a change comes, then friends throng, and smiles multiply — but their time comes then to remember this. Sarah, I never for a moment forget the pleasant hours we two have shared together romping over fences or sewing, reading et ceteraAs Written:&c side by side. Sarah, I think it would be strategy for you to answer Mrs. Gale's letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. with the utmost suavity, getting up some confounded lie (as she would) as an excuse for not doing it sooner. I think if you do this an invitation will be sent you to visit her and then you can occupy the field as well as goodyEditorial Note: “Goody” was used as short for “Goodwife” in early America where Miss, Mrs., or Ms. would be used today. The male usage at that time was “Goodman” in place of Mr. Webster. and be sewing wheat while she sows taresMatt 13:24 ¶Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: Matt 13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. Matt 13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. Matt 13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares? Matt 13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up? Matt 13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them. Matt 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
I gave Gale a high opinion of you, and if "goody" has not changed it, she will certainly send for you to visit her as she told me she should.
I had at Lynn a sweet visit, stopped at Mr. Winslow's. When I went there Mrs. Winslow was very lame and sick, had not walked up stairs naturally for years and given up trying to go out at all. I stopped two days and when I came away she walked to the Depot with me almost a mile. They were one and all urgent for me to stay there this winter, but I am not of their opinion. I don't As Written: dont want society, and what's more I won't As Written: wont have it; I detest the hollow-heartednessAs Written:hollow heartedness of arristocracy. I loathe the hypocrisy As Written: hypocricy of available As Written: availible friendship or in common parlance As Written: palance "such as pays" Mr. W. is a father to me, he attended to all my business, went through from one Depot to the other with me and set me right for here