There was a gentleman here for sometime, brother to Moses Campbell I believe, an intimate friend of yours. He is a Colonel in the army and been to almost every country in the globe except Constantinople. We have a ploughing match here today & Uncle's horses & man are fully equipped [and unless than compitting for the prize ?]. There was a concert in the Free Church the other evening at which Un[cle] gave the speech of the night and so gaily distributed a few prizes that were given. He never appears to such advantage as when excited. Mr McLean though an excellent man is very party spirited and I fear a too mean opponent to much influence in the parish but his great loss has been being left with Aunt Helen for her mind never was very strong and consequently could not guide him and she possessed not that which commands the respect of the people and the house neither might kept nor conducted as gentleman's establishment