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LIFE OF WILSON. 
ped his head in at the window, with a letter. I instantly laid 
down my pencil, and enjoyed a social crack with my distant 
friend; and was heartily and truly pleased with the upshot. In 
every thing relative to this land business, you have acted amidst 
difficulties and discouragements with prudence and discretion. 
In refusing to engage with ****** you acted well; and I 
doubt not but you will be equally circumspect in malting a 
transfer of the property, so that the Yankee will not be able, 
even if he were willing, to take you in. More than half of the 
roguery of one-half of mankind is owing to the simplicity of 
the other half. You have my hearty concurrence in the whole 
affair, for I impatiently wish you beside me, not only to enjoy 
your society and friendship, but to open to you the book of 
knowledge, and enable you, in your turn, to teach it to others. 
In plain language, I wish you to prosecute, your studies with 
me a few months; a school will soon be found, and you can then 
pursue them without expense, and I trust with pleasure. The 
business has indeed its cEu-es, but affords leisure for many amuse- 
ments; and is decent and reputable when properly discharged. 
I am living in solitude; spending nothing; diligently attending 
to the duties of the day; and filling up every leisure moment 
with draAving and music. I have bought no clothes, nor shall 
I, this summer; therefore if you settle the matter with * * * as 
you have agreed, we can discharge our obligations to ^ ^ 
and be in a state to go on with your studies for at least six 
montlis. Mr. * * * * was here yesterday, and expressed many 
acknowledgments for the rapid progress ***** jg making, for 
indeed I have exerted myself to pay my obligations to the fa- 
ther by my attentions to the son. 
“ I wrote you respecting the letter I had from the president 
I have never been able to get a sight of the bird he mentions. 
I hope you will not neglect to bring your gun with you, and 
look out as you come along. 
“I have done no more to the Foresters.” The journey 
is brought up to my expedition upon the Seneca Lake. I am 
much in want of notes of the first settlement, and present state. 
