Wednesday morning –
My dear Sister,
Elizabeth arrived safely yesterday
John and Willie were at the depot in the wagon
so they all came home together – Willie
monopolized yesterday afternoon – to day
Elizabeth has done very well I feel under
many obligations to you for sending me one
you have taken so much pains to teach – I
hope she will be contented – she is very
sober now and has grown so much that
I should not have known her – Abbey
sent a nice little letter to Willie and
another to me with a lamp mat which
she took her own money to purchase – the
other articles were for Caroline – I think
it very probable that I shall be obliged
to send for Abbey before the winter is over
Caroline is but a poor substitute though
her manner is so much more pleasing –
Caroline's mother was here again yesterday

Caroline wishes to go home and make a visit but
I do not know how to spare her just now
as Maria's child is quite sick and Elizabeth
and I cannot well do all the upper work
Maria and Mandy are keeping house – that
probably will not last long – A son of Dr L.
was guilty of stealing I should think about
5 or 6 years ago – he must have been quite
young and I think the money was taken
from his father – it made considerable
noise at the time but I am unable to
reveal circumstances – whether it was the
one you mention I cannot say but will
endeavour to ascertain – The affair itself
was not very surprising as the father
was himself convicted of forgery before
he entered the ministry – This weather
is so pleasant that I would fain spend
it in the open air – I have been out a
portion of the morning transplanting shrubbery
There is a cattle show here to day, to which Willie
has gone with John – Henry and Fred
came home Saturday night pretty well
fatigued with their wanderings – they
visited most of the northern counties – had

much uncomfortable mo driving in stages –
came from Watertown to Syracuse in a stage
were not on the St Lawrence except to Cross
it in going to Prescott to see the Fort — I was most
surprised yesterday ^by^ discovering that Fred has a decided
inclination to go to the military school at West Point
of course I shall dissuade him from entertaining any
idea of this kind long – I am at a loss to know what it
was that fascinated him during our visit there –
Clarence came home Saturday for his first visit – From
his account he is living finely, I could not but
contrast the many comforts which he described
(to say nothing of the innumerable which he courts)
with the hardships of my boy, and for a while I
felt very wicked and unsubmissive – how many
sleepless nights I have had on his account during
the last 2 years – Clarence has made a very favorable
impression upon Dr Hale which he is always able to
do when he tries — A list of his wants would make
you smile – I commenced this letter thinking I
might send it by Henry who goes to night to Penyan
I hope his last political excursion before Nov – he tells
me he does not go any further on the rail road than
Geneva – Aurelia Bissel was here last week – She came
from N. York I presume with the intent of staying
with Sarah for a season – on her arrival she

was informed that Sarah was going immediately to N. York
so she continued her journey and is now with Mrs Gay
at Seneca Falls – I have given Willie no medicine
for the last 5 or 6 days – an eruption made its
appearance on his face which I thought might be
provoked by the Belladonna – it is disappearing
by and by I will commence again – it appears to
my imperfect vision that the blemish on his right
eye is gradually lessening – your own
Sister –
Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN
OCT
9
N.Y.