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across the way hurried home to be very coldly re- 

 ceived by her father, who had come down to unlock 

 the door. 



A more serious side of Elizabeth Gary's occupations is 

 shown in the following letter to her father, written when 

 she was not quite sixteen years old, in which she appears 

 as an irreproachable youthful Bostonian of her day. 



TO THOMAS GRAVES GARY 



Boston, November 16, 1838 



MY DEAR FATHER: I have decided to take lessons in 

 singing of Mrs. Franklin, as Mother has given me 

 my choice between her and Mr. Paggi. I think that I 

 shall prefer her, as she instructs in English as well as 

 in Italian. She gives lessons to Lizzie Cabot, who is 

 very much pleased with her. 



I suppose that you will like to hear how I spend the 

 money which you left me. Two of the five dollars 

 have been expended on lectures. 



Mr. Catlin has given three lectures on the Indian 

 tribes which he has visited, all of which I have at- 

 tended with Uncle Cabot. I found them very interest- 

 ing and am glad to have heard them, as he gave us 

 such information, as would not easily be found in 

 books, or learnt from any one who had not associated 

 with, and become familiar with the Indians. 



I have also bought tickets to Mr. Buckingham's 

 course of lectures on Palestine, of which there are 

 to be only four. I think that they will be entertaining, 

 as you know he has travelled all through that country 



