80 EARLY UNDERTAKINGS. [1838, 
will be the prettiest possible place for a residence. 
But I must reserve all particulars until I see you, if I 
am allowed that pleasure; for although there is an at- 
tempt to keep me here until after the arrival of Mr. 
Davis, the architect, who is to be here in about ten days, 
yet I am anxious, deeply anxious, to get back again. If 
I wait his arrival I shall necessarily be detained here 
until about the 10th of September. It would be desir- 
able on many accounts, but — I don’t mean to stay. 
The grounds for the university are very prettily 
situated. The only possible fault I can imagine is 
that they are too level. I have contrived a plan for 
the arrangement of the grounds which gives satisfac- 
tion to the members of the board here, and I think 
will suit all. I brought letters to Chief Justice 
Fletcher and Judge Wilkins. I spent the evening at 
Dr. Denton’s, one of the regents, with several gentle- 
men and ladies, married and unmarried. It having 
been ascertained that I was unmarried, it was sug- 
gested that I might possibly lose my heart; but I assure 
you I was never in less danger. On Sunday attended 
the Presbyterian church here. The pastor, an amiable 
and very pious old man, was to preach his last sermon 
to-day, the people having grown too wise for their 
teachers. His morning discourse from the text, 
“Christ commended his love to us in that while we 
were yet sinners, ” ete.,—a very good sermon. In the 
afternoon his farewell discourse was from Acts xx. 82, 
and did honor to his heart. (The stage is ready.) 
At twilight I in fancy transported myself to 30 Mac- 
Dougal Street, where yourself, the doctor, and the 
children were singing your evening hymns. I sang to 
myself, as well as I could, all the hymns you were 
singing, as I supposed, and wished myself with you. 
