have a ride up just now and see the country. It is very strange that ever since you came back I have not had one single dream about you but all the time you were in Wellington I had continual dreams and some of them made me very uneasy. I hope and trust that Alexander is doing well at Canterbury and that this will be a lesson to him forever. Few if any has his head about stock and management. If he only would put it to good account. He has never written me a word and I supose he will not. Annabella talks of coming up. I will be very glade to see her now. Poor thing I dare say she would like to see me also. No more till we meet. Yours always affectionately Archibald John McLean