Sunday Nov 23^d —
My dear Sister,
I have been so incessantly hurried
the past week that I have hardly found time
to read your letter the second time to say
nothing of answering it – Fred came home
quite unexpectedly yesterday morning – his
examination having been completed earlier
than was anticipated – he has grown taller,
otherwise looks as he did – his carriage
is improved – his manners meek and quiet
as of yore – likes his college life better
than home – though he expresses no discontent –
he will be at home six or seven weeks
I wish Augustus could come too –
Henry passed Fred on the road – has gone
to Albany and Orange County – Last Monday
night just as Dr. Lathrop had seated himself
for a conversation with Henry, Blatchford Morgan
and Weed came and interrupted the
colloquy – The next day was occupied
with Weed and George Dawson from Rochester
they with Morgan dined here –Miss Bloss
her brother in law and Whittlesey joined
them in the evening for a consultation in
relation to the Seward Seminary
which resulted in Miss Bloss' concluding to

remain in Rochester where she is the principal
of a school of 80 scholars – Weed and Dawson
left the next morning – the others remained
until Tuesday evening when they all returned
to Rochester – Henry left Friday night and
Fred came yesterday morning – All the work
which was put off early in the week had
accumulated for the latter part which must
explain my hurry – Upon the whole it seems
to me that days of leisure do not come
any more to me – I suppose it is better for
me not to have them – I believe Henry
had another interview with Dr Lathrop the
day he left but I had no opportunity of
learning particulars as Sam was here until he
departed – Henry is so oppressed with his business
and so harassed by his father about that
Seminary that he had I fear little time
to think about the Dr's troubles – however I
presume he did not fail to recommend some
thing – As Miss Bloss declines to go he must
seek for a teacher elsewhere his father writes
that "suspense on this subject is horrible"
the man is evidently very childish he was
always unreasonable – Henry proposed when
he left to apply to Mr Parsons in Albany
for information – We all regretted that
Miss Bloss could not go – she is an ex-
traordinary woman I enjoyed her conversation

much the little time I could escape from
household cares – To increase my difficulties
about 5 oclock Tuesday Ames and Catherine
Miller came to put up here for the night –
They had stopped at Clara's but she having no
bed for them and not knowing I had a house
ful of company sent them on – they were
to be made comfortable, introduced to the
company and crowded down to the table –
And now for the blessings – my "big" boys are
both well and contended – Willie is well
and every day growing less dependent – and
Fanny dear Sister Fanny is a merry loving
little girl whose bright face reproaches
her mothers for even a transient shadow
I cannot think of telling you half of her
interesting tricks – you must come and see
them – I hope we do not all love her too
well – She has become quite attached to Eliza
Eliza it seems cannot write – Ann wrote home
for her last week on a newspaper that she
was much disappointed in Auburn and thought
she should come home in about a month – She
says nothing of about going home to me – Tell
Frances what Mr Leonard always asks me when I
see him when she is coming to Auburn – Mrs
Wright called the day Miss Bloss was here
we were out – I hear nothing new – Fred
sends love – your own Sister

Mrs Alvah Worden
Canandaigua
AUBURN N.Y.
NOV 23