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Next seek I expect the feast of Hymen
will be celebrated at Uncle J. Matters will
soon be brought to a crisis. How would
you feel to step into cousin Wood's shoes?
Would you not feel faint hearted to engage
in so hazardous an undertaking? I heartily
wish him all the happiness which he
expects from the bonds of matrimony.
Do you not feel anxious to partake of
those sublime joys after which so many
eagerly pant? It will be unlucky for [?]
I expect, on account of the wedding, should
I have an invitation; for next week I
shall be obliged to take a journey, which
will effectually debar me from accepting
an invitation should one be offered -
A week or two ago there was a quilting in
the neighbourhood & in the evening I lent
my colt, as you know such things are
necessary to transport some of the lumber, but
the borrower was so bewildered that he did