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page_0001[ Vol. 2 (formerly Vol. 6) ] [ 332, ... 6.3 ] Port Jackson Friday night - Dec 8th , 1848 - During the stay (longer or shorter, Well -- I came down here on Monday last Mr & Mrs Rusk have moved down this afternoon -- They | page_0001[ Vol. 2 (formerly Vol. 6) ] [ 332, ... 6.3 ] Port Jackson Friday night - Dec 8th , 1848 During the stay (longer or shorter, as Providence ordaineth) That I make in this place, I will be bereft , to a very great extent, of all congenial society, - to make up for which loss, Philosophy and I must be good companions. These nued chinked, unhewn walls will afford a good theater for our revels - ; the "flow of reason and the feast of soul" shall be ours - our table will be spread with strange, and seemingly incongruous dainties - our chief dish, and requiring most seasoning, will be the ills and ailings of the uncouth yeomanry of this portion of the Sunny South--; you serried rank of volumes, standing in strange silence (yet ever ready to speak) behind my saddlebags, will afford the reasoning--; they will tell us how to dispose of the motley contents of these shelves around __ their parcels, salves & vials __your trunk peeping from beneath my comfortable couch, wll open a yet unscattered store of less weighty enjoyment__[Some?] books __ ye companions of the companionless & ye speakers of the mighty dead__; my flute & clarionett_ pen and paper_ etc. etc. etc_; These are ours_ Well_ I came down here on Monday last the 4th of December_; embarked on my professional career _ Capt. Brown & family left yesterday for the far far west _ poor man, the ties that bound him here drew "like the roots of the Storm loosened tree"_ Mr & Mrs Rusk have moved down this afternoon __ They have fixed me up nicely in this my comfortable sanctorum__ 'tis a glorious night_; mild & calm & balmy |