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I am very happy at pre&longs;ent enjoying
the &longs;weets of Belleview with our excellent
friend Mrs. Holmes. To dwell in
this delightful retreat, and to be ble&longs;t with the
conver&longs;ation of this amiable woman, cannot
be called &longs;olitude. The charms of Nature
are here beheld in the mo&longs;t luxuriant
variety—it is here, diver&longs;ified with a beautiful
pro&longs;pect, the late Mr. Holmes planned
his garden; it is elegant, but &longs;imple. My
time glides off my hands mo&longs;t happily—I
am &longs;ometimes indulging my &longs;olitary reflections
in contemplating the &longs;ublimity of the
&longs;cenes around me—and &longs;ometimes in conversation
with Eliza and the old people.

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THE old gentleman is a man of a mo&longs;t
benevolent heart; he continues to preach—
is a&longs;&longs;iduous in the duties of his profe&longs;&longs;ion,
and is the love and admiration of his flock.
He pre&longs;cribes for the health of the body, as
well as that of the &longs;oul, and &longs;ettles all the
little di&longs;putes of his pari&longs;h. They are contented
with his judgment, and he is at once
their par&longs;on, their lawyer, and their physician.—
I often read in the little building
that was fini&longs;hed by his &longs;on. He was a
man of an excellent ta&longs;te, and I have paid
my tribute to his memory—It is the &longs;ame
place that you u&longs;ed to admire, and perhaps
I improve more of my time in it on that
very account.

Adieu!