Ivi LIFE OF WILSON. 



ped his head in at the window, with, a letter. I instantly laid 

 down my pencil, and enjoyed a social crack with my distant 

 friend; and was heartily and truly pleased with the upshot. In 

 every thing relative to this land business, you have acted amidst 

 difficulties and discouragements with prudence and discretion. 

 In refusing to engage with ****** y OU acted well; and I 

 doubt not but you will be equally circumspect in making a 

 transfer of the property, so that the Yankee will not be able, 

 even if he were willing, to take you in. More than half of the 

 roguery of one-half of mankind is owing to the simplicity of 

 the other half. You have my hearty concurrence in the whole 

 affair, for I impatiently wish you beside me, not only to enjoy 

 your society and friendship, but to open to you the book of 

 knowledge, and enable you, in your turn, to teach it to others. 

 In plain language, I wish you to prosecute your studies with 

 me a few months; a school will soon be found, and you can then 

 pursue them without expense, and I trust with pleasure. The 

 business has indeed its cares, but affords leisure for many amuse- 

 ments; and is decent and reputable when properly discharged. 

 I am living in solitude; spending nothing; diligently attending 

 to the duties of the day; and filling up every leisure moment 

 with drawing and music. I have bought no clothes, nor shall 

 I, this summer; therefore if you settle the matter with * * * as 

 you have agreed, we can discharge our obligations to * * * *, 

 and be in a state to go on with your studies for at least six 

 months. Mr. * * * * was here yesterday, and expressed many 

 acknowledgments for the rapid progress ***** j s making, for 

 indeed I have exerted myself to pay my obligations to the fa- 

 ther by my attentions to the son. 



" I wrote you respecting the letter I had from the president. 

 I have never been able to get a sight of the bird he mentions. 

 I hope you will not neglect to bring your gun with you, and 

 look out as you come along. 



"I have done no more to the " Foresters." The journey 

 is brought up to my expedition upon the Seneca Lake. I am 

 much in want of notes of the first settlement, and present state, 



