These they would bring in and throw at my feet.

If through inattention I failed to appear pleased, to raise the articles from the floor and lay them carefully aside, a look of mortification and the observation, "Our mother hates our gifts," showed how much their feelings were wounded.

It was always expected that a present would be received graciously, and returned with something twice its value.
Meantime, week after week wore on, and still was the return of "the master" delayed.
The rare arrival of a schooner at Green Bay, in which to take passage for Detroit, made it always a matter of uncertainty what length of time would be necessary for a journey across the lakes and back--so that it was not until the last of August that he again reached his home.

Great was his surprise to find us so nicely moved and settled; and under his active supervision the evils of which we had had to complain were soon remedied.
My husband had met at Fort Gratiot, and brought with him, my young brother Julian, whom my parents were sending, at our request, to reside with us.

Edwin was overjoyed to have a companion once more, for he had hitherto been very solitary.