1782 



LETTEE TO MAEY WHITE 81 



Pray write rae word what the salt fish came to. 

 After the fast Mrs. White and I hope to visit you. 



Your affectionate Uncle, 



Gil. White. 

 The wells are now very high. We have some hopes of 

 seeing Uncle Harry next week. 



To Miss White. Seleburne, Feb. 9, 1782. 



Dear Molly, — That you may not be kept in any suspense, 

 I think proper to inform you that Mrs. White and I propose 

 to dine and lie at Alton on Monday the 18th. I believe 

 I should have said sZee^j; but I cannot always promise to 

 fulfil my engagements in that matter just to a night. How- 

 ever, the day after, we propose to reach S. Lambeth by tea 

 time ; where, I hope, we shall all have a happy meeting. 



The Grange farm is now going to be sold in earnest : the 

 poor owner has but seven years remaining of her lease of 

 twenty-one ; so that the purchaser must first apply to the 

 Coll. and know their terms, and then treat with the tenant 

 Mrs. W. 



The other day I fetched up a bottle of brandy (for you 

 know I deal much in brandy) when lo the contents, though 

 all the rest had been bright, was of a deep purple ! Why 

 so, niece ? 



Venus was so resplendent last night, and is again this 

 evening, that she casts a beautiful pale light on the walls 

 of my chamber, &c., and shows distinctly the shades of the 

 window-frames, and the lead between the panes of glass; 

 or, to speak as an astronomer, she shadows strongly. Mars, 

 who made such a figure in June, now looks very simple. 



Mr. and Mrs. Clement left us this morning. We have 

 now sharp frost ! Your father, I hope, will receive my 

 Xmass dividend. y'* affectionate Unkle, 



Gil. White. 



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