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three, liis whole stock, in one grave last Tuesday. When I was 
down at Eiuginer I found that district was sickly. Mrs. Sn : 
wrote herself some time since, and did' not complain of any par- 
ticular infirmities. My great parlor turns out a fine warm 
winter-room, and affords a pleasant equal warmth. In blustering 
weather the cliinniey smokes a little 'til the shaft becomes hot. 
The cliief fault that I find is the strong echo, which, wdien many 
people are talking, makes confusion to my poor dull ears. Your 
money is disposed of auKjng poor neighbours. I have no doubt 
l)ut tliat y'' son will turn out a valuable young man ; and will 
be far from being injured by a public education. " Omnes omnia 
bona dicere, et laudare fortunas tuas, qui filium haberes tali 
ingenio pneditum." AVith respects and the good wishes of the 
season I remain 
Your affect : brother, 
Gtl : AYiiiTK. 
l)EAi{ Niece Anne, 
After I had experienced the advantage of two agreeable 
young house-keepers, I was much at a loss when they left me ; 
and have nobody to make whipp'd syllabubs, and grace the 
upper end of my table. Molly and her father came again, and 
stayed near a month, during which we made much use of my great 
room : but they also have left me some time. Whether they 
carryed-off any Ladies Traces I cannot recollect : but it is easy 
to distinguish them at this seasoii : for soon after they are out 
of bloom they throw-out radical leaves, which abide all the 
winter. The plant is rare ; but happens to abound in the Long 
Lithe, and will be enumerated in the list of more rare plants 
about Selborne. I wish we could say we had y= Parnasia ; I 
have sowed seeds in our bogs several times, but to no purpose. 
Please to let me know how many inches of rain fell in the late 
wet fit, wdiich lasted about 5 weeks. The springs from being 
very low mounted-up to a vast rate ; and our lavants at Faring- 
don began to appear last week. My Bar"^ is this evening at 
30 - 3 - the air thick, and warm, and still. Hepaticas, 
and winter-aconites blossom ; and Hellchoras fceticlus in the 
