Orestes is sorry that Henry too has bad times but is happy at the friendly tone and kind words of Henry's letter. The times seem to be getting harder and harder. Orestes has build a home on the farm, a frame with four rooms, but minus plastering, painting cellar and has moved into it so that he has no house rent to pay and has plenty of wood to burn. Orestes and the boys work at mining every day since school was out and have made between 25 and 30 dollars so that they have plenty to eat. Orestes has been reappointed to the school for next year and by that means hopes to pay off the balances due on the farm and the house, about $700, and if none of the others sue will get through all right and get the land into condition. As yet it is in a state of nature. Orestes even dares invite Henry when he feels like getting away from the city. Orestes is four miles from town and in summer the surroundings are delightful. Orestes thanks Henry for pushing matters as fast as possible in regard to Brownson's estate. It is too bad that Sadlier who has made so much already on Brownson's books should be so slow about the "Convert". Orestes hopes Henry will realize from the estate soon for they both need all they can get now. Orestes has pushed his credit to the utmost to build a house, and yet the house must be plastered before winter sets in. The summer is so delightful here that it is hard to imagine the freezing winter that will set in in a few months Still Orestes will go patiently to work in his school hoping to be able to get the farm opened after one more year. With normal labor at home Orestes may make a living and be happy with no cause for the religious difficulties experienced by an opposer of the Bishop's schools, no temporal clashings with the spiritual authorities. :: III-3-a A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.