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It gave us great pleasure to rec.d yours yesterday, and
we are sorry we cannot avail ourselves of your kind invitation.
You are aware of my obligations to attend to Havre. I am placed
in a position between duty and pleasure, and the question is, can
we enjoy pleasure in one place while duty calls our attention to
another? We should take pleasure in being with you when Francis
brings his bride home, and should like very much to pay our respects
to the newly married couple, as well as their friends. But
we do not see how we can enjoy another pleasure trip this summer.
You will not therefore expect us as I do not think we can make it
convenient. We will attend with pleasure to all commissions in due
time. Write when you want the Good things. We can send them to the
Point and you can get them the same day. We will do the best we
can for you.
By the Divine goodness we are well. James is getting a
little better. I am convinced that we were benefited by our visit
to L., and this only causes the more regret that we cannot get to
see you again. Dr. Davis will talk about going to the springs,
but did you ever know my Father to go from home? Well so it is
with the Dr. and then he is getting busy, there being a good many
children sick. We have had some excitement, the Mayor stopping
street preaching. The people think he has no right to do it. It is
at the instigations of the Catholics, and the Sun being a Catholic
paper does not give a true version of affairs. I would not patronize
that paper on any account. The Clipper contains a full and complete
account of the matter. About 5000 citizens marched to the
house of the Mayor and requested him to resign. Dont know what
will be the result of it. All parties are against his honour the
Myor in the matter.
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