Miss Blanch My Dear girl I receved your good letter last night & was very glad to get it it was written vary plain I am glad you are getting along so well in your reading you will make a good scholor. I expect you have had very bad roads I have seen no snow, rain, frost, or mud, whare I have been, it has been like summer I spend most of my time reading or writing as I am shut up most of the time I got weary of being shut up in the Hou[s]e I have a nice warm bed in the night I wish I had you and Alice with me a part of the time to keep me company But I will see you sometime I am satisf- ied that you will be a good girl I thank the Lord for good children Asahel will be glad to see you once more as well as myself He is going to labor in the