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be devoted to spinning knitting &;c an increas of exertion on their part would be satisfactory, but pati- ence on ours is necessary. Not in the other 5 mo 24th To her parents. -- I have been thinkin whether in my situa- tion, it would not be advisable to request of our kind friend Francis King the liberty of making his house my home, for a part of this summer, where I could have the company of my own sort of people. but upon weighing the prospect the preponder- ating scale was in favour of remain ing in my present place. I hope you will not be uneasy about me. my health is mostly good, and my mind resign'd, for which favours I am truly thankful. The pro- posed visit from some of you cre ates pleasant sensations, but when I view the distance, the roughness of