I hope you do not think me neglectful of you beyond the necessity of this. The fact is, I have no time to give I have so much company and so many demands on my moments that I really accomplish very little and am forever busy at work with tongue pen or head
My students are varied in their positions some do well others do not. One has recently been married here in LynnEditorial Note: Samuel Putnam Bancroft was married on December 7, 1871. to a beautiful and worthy young lady Wright is all wrong at present He gave the strongest protestations of admonition for this Science when he was about to leave for the South and has come back and is going over his grand ranting about it with all his little capacity When they told me he said he should ruin this Science here and at the South I told them to tell him to take a bucket and go for the Atlantic ocean and work to empty it and if he succeeded to try his next job on the purpose he declared.
One thing Sarah I will name my other Students whom I taught on the terms we agreed on pay my annual As Written: annul percentage on the first day of January and if it will make no difference to you I will receipt to you up to this if you would like to pay the past year and begin the annual As Written: annuall payments the first day or week of Jan. hereafter
I am in great haste write at your leisure hope you mastered the case you named