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Blenheim, October 31st

Sunday Morning

Darling Nina,

I wrote you a long let

ter a few days ago and have just re

turned from [Emanuel?] so I can't

write you a long letter, but the Dr.

is going to Richmond tomorrow, so

I will write a few lines to send with

the things I send you. I am indeed

disturbed darling that you are hav

ing such a hard time with B.

It is too outrageous for anything, but

that is exactly the way Maria T. treat

ed me for 15 months. As to her not

improving, I would not trouble my

self about that at all. You do your duty

when you give her the opportunity, if

she don't choose to profit by it, that is

her [lookout?], and I should plainly [tell?]

her. When I corrected her and she did

not do what was right, "My [?] B

I tell you what is right, if you are so

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conceited as to think that you know better

you can take your own course, it

don't make a straw's difference to

me whether you improve or not."

I think I would have managed M

better in that way, for the more anx

ious she thinks you are about it, the

more she will set herself against

you, and there is no hope of improving

such a girl as that, all you can do is

to give her the opportunity. As to in your

room, you will be obliged to bear a great

deal that is disagreeable, I know, but

try and not let her see that you mind

it, burn your candle as long as you

please without reference to whether

she sits up or not, and if she says

any thing about it, just cooly tell her

you intend to do so, and if you do

in self defence have to put it out

don't let her [on?] that you do it for that

reason, show as much cool indiffer

ence to her as you can and she

will admire you the more for it.

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The only way to rule such a person

is by cool indifference and indepen

dence, and if you could occasionally

give her a right hard cut in a

cool way it would do her good, but

don't let your self get nervous about

it, for if she sees she can make you

that, she will be delighted. I know

it is very hard darling, but bear up

bravely under it as long as you can

and next year you just won't go back

again, or you can stop in the mid

dle of the year if it becomes un

bearable. Go in to Richmond as often

as you can and get as much plea

sure as you can in other ways, to

enable you to bear this. I went over to

Mr. [?] on Friday night, and Satur

day morning. Mrs. H and I drove over

to Mr. Hurts in the buggy attended

by Mr. Bolling on horseback. John

Bolling, an older brother of this

one will be up on Thursday and we

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are all going over to Minna's wedding

on Thursday. I will write to you dir

ectly I get back. I have not heard

from Willie yet, I don't know what

to make of it. I am so tired and it is so

dark I must stop. Write soon to -

own fondly loving sister,

Hattie

[Bottom of Letter]

I send you some silk that way to do

embroider your gloves, and also the

gloves you wanted. I am so glad you [?]

the gloves and lace, I am not in

want of any just now but will send

[Upside down]: Miss Nina L. Powell

for some if I should. Take good care

of it. About the slippers, I would exchange

them for garters or any thing else that

would be of use they are of no use as they

are, and what ever I mean to pay I

will pay, for I will have to get shoes in

the next year and they will certainly

count for something in the exchange.

I have sold my dress for 170 and Mrs. H is go

ing to send the money to Mrs. Dr. [?]

[?] of R to get me another. After Mary

T. did me about the shoes I did not

care to trouble her, but I am glad you

like her better than B. Good night Hattie