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stores, and had their very bread and cheese frozen. For my own 
part, having a honse full of relations, 1 enjo}ed the rigorous 
season much ; and found full employ in shoveling a path round 
n)y outlet, and up to Newton ; and in observing the Thernirs, &c : 
and was only sorry for the poor and aged, who suffered much. I 
must not omit to tell you, that during those two Siberian days 
my parlor-cat was so electric, when stroked, that had the Stroker 
been properly insulated, he might have given the shock to a 
whole circle of people. Bi'o : Tho : and family left us Jan : 5th. 
The morning before he went away his house at S : Lambeth was 
assaulted by three villains, one of wlioni his Gardener shot thro' 
the body with slugs from the parapet just as they were entering 
the drawing-room. ]\Irs. and Miss Etty are well ; and Charles 
just gone to attend his ship in the river, which sails in March. 
Mr. Eich^ Chase is released from his 3 years and \ captivity in 
India, and is returned to Madras. Magd : Coll: has just pur- 
chased the little life-hold estate on the Plcstor, in reversion after 
two lives, intending hereafter to make it glebe to the vicarage. 
Tell y^ Mother I thank her for her gift, which will be very ac- 
ceptable to the poor : and y Father, that I should be glad to 
see his account of rain, frost, &c, I advise y"'" Father and 
Broi- to read John CuUun's History of Hawsted, the parish 
where he is Fiector. l\Ii s. J. Wliite joins in respects. 
Y'- loving Uncle, G IL : White. 
Mr. Yalden, poor man, is in a bad state of health, and is gone 
to town for advice. Cli : Etty's new ship is named the Duke of 
Montrose, Cap : Elphinstone : all the officers are Scotch except 
Cli : I have met with Will : Berearius, Avhich name signifies 
sliephercl : hence the modern name of Barlm\ Men are cutting 
the beeches at the top of the hill ; but not those on the hanger 
this year. We shall lose the beautiful fringe that graces the 
outline of our prospect that way : but shall gain 60 feet of 
Horizon. Jupiter wests so fast that at sun-set he is not much 
above these trees. Snow covers the ground. 
