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deer in abundance, and you can paint them on the 

 spot. 



On Monday I shall write you again, if J., grows 



no worse I have a world of things to say to you. 



* '.x * ■>:• * "* " >:-- 



I am just packing up to go to a meeting of our 

 Synod to be held in the Western part of Georgia : I 

 expect to leave Charleston in an hour, and be absent 

 for nine days. 



My mind has become gradually more and more 

 relieved with regard to my daughter L. Her spirits, 

 that were depressed by recent atiiictions, have re- 

 gained their elasticity. Dr. Horlbeck has sent her a 

 pony, and she is able to ride out every day. 



Now Master John, who writes such short and such 

 Tcry unsatisfactori/ letters about quadrupeds, I will 

 make a bargain with you. Come on during the 

 winter, or if you cannot, write me more fully. Be a 

 good boy and confess that for a man that can hold 

 a pen, you are a mo^t backward correspondent, then 

 I shall exchange visits with you. I shall come to 

 you in May and bring my daughters J. and L. with 

 me, and leave them with you awhile, to hear you 

 and Victor grumble about that eye-sore of a railroad, 

 and to enjoy your good company, and your iish and 

 shrimps; aixf for a week, I can sit down with you 

 and we can arrange the plates for the quadrupeds 



* '^ * There is perplexity enough — the writing part, 

 I do not mind over much, but the specimens are the 

 need. We cannot complete the work as we should, 

 without them * =;= * x have received the speci- 

 mens from Lieut. Albert. The large Hare is a good 

 specimen and will help me much — but is the only 

 good one in the lot. John, you draw and paint well. 

 I recognized your Hare from a shabby specimen in 

 the Zoological Museum. * * * Thehour is here, and 

 I must start, I shall write on my return. 



