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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 Cary’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 CARY 
Boston, November 16, 1838 
My pear Fatuer: 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 
witb, 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 
