Mr Barlow and Sims came over and agreed to stand personally responsible for the money, so of couse I took it, on those terms.  I am boarding at Jim Finches this week, but as soon as Kit is able, I will board at home and ride to school, where Austin says it shall not cost me anything.  Yesterday evening when I got to Finches I found, Sister Libbie there, O, but I was glad to see her dear face again.  She will go out to Austin's today, but expects to make her home at William Ellisons this summer.  Ellison is now with his regiment above Ft Kearney, he is in infantry now instead of cavalry.  Thursday Morn, 7 1/2 O'clock, School-room.  I have come down this morning so as to have a quiet place to write in; this is a beautiful spring morning, the woods are begining to look green, and every thing in nature seems to be returning to life, but I suppose that in southern Ala, it is summer time even now; it is not two week since we had a snow storm, the winters are so long here that farmers have to be energetic when the growing season does come to provide enough for the long, cold, winter.  But after all I believe I like Iowa better, climate and all, than any other I have ever seen, but I have no doubt that when you get home and those severe storms begin to rage the western fever will claim you as its "victem" But I will wait and see and not prophesy that you will be discontented after so long an absence. for my own part
