_Salem_, March 20th, 1847.--Saturday
_Ownest Wife_,
Thy letter of Thursday did not reach me till this morning. Ellery goes
to-day--much to my satisfaction, though we have had a good time. Thou
dost not know how much I long to see thee and our children. I never
felt anything like it before--it is too much to write about.
I do not think I can come on Monday before 10 ½, arriving in Boston at
about 11. It is no matter about the session at Johnson's; and if thou
choosest to give him notice, so be it.
Now that the days are so long, would it not do to leave Boston, on our
return, at ½ past 4?
Kiss Una for me--likewise Bundlebreech.