You speak of "the man who bought Stewarts place" has he sold out? did he sell all the land he had? & how much did he get for it? & what is Father about getting for his? does Austin talk of selling.  Has he received my communication & proposition?  What does he think of it? & what do you think of it? that's the question - There is one thing while I think of it - In my last I wrote to you to get a lot of grape-vines & set out in the garden at Fathers.  Well I have repented of that already.  That wouldn't pay unless Father was sure to keep the place & you could hire the work done cheaper than it is likely to be done, I am aware that my anxiety to have a home & have it improved, may lead me into wild ideas, but I think the plans I proposed to Austin were good ones & would prove highly profitable.  I shall look with some anxiety for Austins reply.  He may not deem it of much importance, I have pictured out a farm & improvements out on some prairie, that I hope we may realize.  If God in his kindness should give us health & His blessing on our efforts, we may yet have a good home with pleasant surroundings, & plenty, If He in His wisdom should withhold these things we must be submissive & know that His ways are best, It grieves me to think of the way Father has to work.  It is too bad, I'd rather hear of him selling off his land in lots & paying it out to hands to do his work than for him to be wearing out his old days at such hard work, 'tis too much for him.  But it is needless in my to say any thing, I am not in a position to help him & if I were I might not do it, though it seems to me I would, I'd like to be tried, & if I should get home this winter & felt able to work I should certainly put in a good portion of the time helping him instead of visiting
