all the expences he has been at as soon as possible and let them make picks and whistles of their place for in all my experience I never came across such a set of boys. It is a pity for Gasgoine's sake they ever came near this place as they have imbibed him with all kind of foolish notions. Alex and myself has held many quarrels regarding them. The most carless and most presumtious wreches ever I saw. Gasgoin is just as carless. He cannot think of taking the lest care of anything belonging to himself indeed I have gavin over gaving any advice now as I find it needless. He will get more stayed I hope after he is quit of them. Alex poor fellow has been very poorley for the last ten days the effect of the most changeable climate we have had of late. We shore part of wheat yesterday. I think we will have on the 4 acres about 60 to 70 bushels but thank God the potatoes are splendid and the gardin is beautiful. The Indian corn promises well and we expect a good crop had it not been for the insects. A finer crop of peas could not have grown than we had. On Christmas we had a feast of every