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three, his whole stock, in one grave last Tuesday. When I was 

 down at Ringmer I found that district was sickly. Mrs. Sn : 

 wrote herself some time since, and did not complain of any par- 

 ticular infirmities. My great parlor turns out a fine warm 

 winter-room, and affords a pleasant equal warmth. In blustering 

 weather the chimney smokes a little 'til the shaft becomes hot. 

 The chief fault that I find is the strong echo, which, when many 

 people are talking, makes confusion to my poor dull ears. Your 

 money is disposed of among poor neighbours. I have no doubt 

 but that y r son will turn out a valuable young man ; and will 

 he far from being injured by a public education. " Omnes omnia 

 bona dicere, et laudare fortunas tuas, qui filium haberes tali 

 ingenio prffiditum." With respects and the good wishes of the 

 season I remain 



Your affect : brother, 



GIL: WHITE. 



DEAR NIECE ANNE, 



After I had experienced the advantage of two agreeable 

 young house-keepers, I was much at a loss when they left me ; 

 and have nobody to make whipp'd syllabubs, and grace the 

 upper end of my table. Molly and her father came again, and 

 stayed near a month, during which we made much use of my great 

 room : but they also have left me some time. Whether they 

 earryed-off any Ladies Traces I cannot recollect : but it is easy 

 to distinguish them at this season : for soon after they are out 

 of bloom they throw-out radical leaves, which abide all the 

 winter. The plant is rare ; but happens to abound in the Long 

 Lithe, and will be enumerated in the list of more rare plants 

 about Selhorne. I wish we could say we had y" Pamasia ; I 

 have sowed seeds in our bogs several times, but to no purpose. 

 Please to let me know how many inches of rain fell in the late 

 wet fit, which lasted about 5 weeks. The springs from being 

 very low mounted-up to a vast rate ; and our lavants at Faring- 

 don began to appear last week. My Bar r is this evening at 

 30 - 3 - 10 34 , the air thick, and warm, and still. Hepaticas, 

 and winter-aconites blossom ; and Helleborus fatidus in the 



