308 A DECADE OF WORK AT HOME.  [1848, 
From Jefferson went to Grandfather; had a fine 
time and good weather; explored the old fellow 
thoroughly, but found no new Phenogams. Sullivant 
made a great haul of Mosses and Jungermannie. 
Found the Moodys heartily glad to see us. The elder 
brother is married since our former visit. Miss 
Nancy delighted with the calico dress I brought her, 
and made me promise to ask some of my lady friends 
at home to cut out a pattern for her in newspaper and 
send by mail,—to be in tiptop style, —in the very 
height of the fashion! Poor Miss Nancy! How she 
would look! The “ old gentleman” (Mr. Carey) was 
most affectionately fneyuined after. Indeed Miss 
Naney is perfectly in love with him, and sacredly 
keeps the sperm-candle-end he gave her as a relic. 
She gave me a most amusing account of the wonder- 
ment which our visit caused. To it she attributes the 
advantages they now enjoy both for religious and sec- 
ular instruction. For we found a young Episcopal 
clergyman, sent by the bishop, resident in the neigh- 
borhood, where he has spent already almost a year, — 
a perfect hermit, so far as civilized society goes. Yet 
he is busily occupied, and nearly contented, has built 
a little cabin in full view of the Gothic Grandfather, 
and I hope is doing much good. He accompanied us 
to the mountain, but did not remain over night in our 
encampment, having a distant service on Saturday. 
His name is Prout. Mrs. Torrey will remember 
something about his history, which will in part ac- 
count bie’ his willingness to spend a few years in this 
solitary region. I had hoped to hear him preach on 
the Sunday we passed at the Moodys’ on our return 
from the mountain ; but he preached at a station ten 
miles off. A. Gray. 
