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vokingly well. To afford me this pleasure, and relieve you, he would not object "With his fine 

 constitution, correct habits, and ray good nursing, he would soon get the better of it The fact 

 of your possessing this ailment is only another proof of the necessity to you of an immediate 

 change. Your life has far too long been one of ease and luxury. Once rid of it, and it will not 

 return to you here. 



Such insinuations about my children ! I almost fancy you a cold, selfish, childless bachelor. 

 Instead of being hindrances, they would prove helps and lighteners of my pleasant labors, as well 

 as happy participants in my enjoyments, — and good things shared are the more enjoyed. Yes, 

 7mne are such children as you sometimes hear of, but seldom see ! 



That neighborly neighbor — would I were near to look after him. What a pity you had not 

 received and accepted my proposition prior to this unfortunate affair ; then no such denoument 

 could occur. My husband with his noble nature, and I so irresistably fascinating, have power to 

 render harmless eveiy hateful, selfish propensity, in those about us. We could bind even his 

 unkindly nature with this twofold card — our potent spells — and transform him into a gentle- 

 manly neighbor forthwith. I'd risk his concocting any more wicked machinations. Those costs 

 and fees now lining your lawyers' pockets — how they would help along our new home! What 

 does one gain by going to law ? You attained one little point; but the end of yo\ir losses you 

 may not soon see, unless I come quickly to your rescue. The means already expended in pros- 

 ecuting your suit would have enabled me to supply your ponds by an artesian well (if water 

 thus obtained would suit the fiistidious gills of your finny pets), and left enough to stock our 

 conservatory. That attorney, knowing your ability, will not be so unwise as to settle this affair 

 in a long, long time. Your neighbor doubtless needed the stream which fed your fancy pondsi 

 to supply his water-ram for practical purposes, and deemed it not very selfish to turn the orna- 

 mental of his neighbor's enjoyments to the useful of liis own account 



Do you think because a Badger that I am a barbarian, and would dry my linen on your choice 

 shrubbery ? In the wildest days of our settler's life in this primitive forest, a regular Manilla 

 line performed this part of our laundry occupations. 



Your " library" will not know the fate of un appreciation or wasted fragrance, while I will 

 leave quite a tolerable one here for you. But as you are to enjoy two years of labor, you will 

 need only works on horticulture, floriculture, architectui-e, etc., with a sprinkling of other litera- 

 ture for reci'eation. 



As to your pets. Afar back in the days of our youthful union, when the locks of my John 

 Anderson were like the raven, flowers and pets, quadruped and biped, were among our delights. 

 One little apartment of our city home was set apart for them. Here we cared for them, grafted 

 our Cacti, budded our Roses, and propagated the usual variety of window plants. These things 

 in our more earnest life are laid aside; not even this little room can we devote to them, or a 

 tilhe of that former leisure. But our warm outgushing affections long for the pets we loved, and 

 shall ever hope again to gather about us. 



Your favorite horse will be safe. Husband never carries a whip, except for show ; love and 

 affection are the cords by which he controls all about him. Should it rain, he would walk 

 rather than his horse should muddy its feet or dampen its glossy coat. 



If that coachman wont grease the geai-s, perchance I can myself; — may be itwont be the fii-st 

 time. 



Fear not that gardener or coachman will absent themselves, or neglect their duty. I'll ven- 

 ture they'll serve their new mistress with a cavalier devotion of unflagging industry, and obey 

 her sVightcst request Fear not for my management. Your only dire apprehension may be that 

 I shall 80 perfectly fascinate cverv livinii thing about me that they will follow me en masse to 

 my western home. 



ough no Florentine tables or statuary grace our humble home, our children would not 

 mar any more than they would gap in petrified backwoods astonishment They are too 



