Charley—

 

New Haven Mar. 8^th 1860.

 

Dear Father:

                        Your letter dated Mar 6^th was duly received. I don't exactly understand how you are going to send the Independent to W^m, but probably it is all right. Was surprised to learn that you had sold Winnie: and much more to learn that you have taken Theodore from school. I suppose he does not see that every moment he spends out of school, no matter how useful he may be in piling wood, is a dead weight on his future success. / I sincerely hope he will come to his senses very soon—for I cannot think that you have removed him finally from school. I shall answer Kate's letter very soon. I should think Mr. Stevens would go down to see his son. He acts very strangely "me judice"—"Send Lyman Lee to bring on his remains"! It would be cheaper to have them buried where they are—and then the feelings of the family would be spared. I don't mean to judge my brother harshly, but surely Bro. S. is rather an unmitigated coward or a Stoic. Do you know that I shall be home in four weeks from next Monday? I believe that is so. I had a letter from / Juliet Mackie the other day, also from L. Porter Stone. You know (perhaps) that he joined the Sophomore class at Amherst last fall. I went to the library this noon to ask Mr. Gilman where I could find Mr. Kinsley and found him there—I enclose the receipt. I heard "Abe Lincoln's" great Republican speech last evening but one. He is coming to Norwich. I hope you will hear him. His arguments are clear & conclusive. Perhaps though you would do more good to give your place to some blue Democrat. No time for more—I called on Mrs. Oaks a few nights since & read Kate's letters to her, also one of yours / about W^m's sailing. It seems Fast day comes the 6^th—we are out the 12^th. I have not yet learnt whether we are to lose any lessons—But very likely we can go to church in the afternoon. I should like to know when the term at the Academy ends. Lucy says something about my coming up to see her in vacation but if I go in to prize debate (and if the question is a good one I guess I shall), I shall spend the first or last week of vacation here, and shall want the rest of my time at home. No debate is appointed for the second Wednesday of next term. With love to all hands, I remain your aff son Charles J. Arms.

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