Although we were not keeping house, at that time, we were very delightfully and happily situated, for we were boarding (as an especial favor) at our eldest brother's. He had a sweet wife, and they lived in their beautiful new house, which, years after, "grandpa" purchased. It was there your dear mamma passed her young lady days--where she was married--where her little sons, Charless, Louis and Edward, were born; and where their loving grandpa breathed away his precious life. But the same reasons which made it necessary for us to submit to loss and inconvenience, made it incumbent on my brother to sell his residence. Consequently, we accepted the kind invitation of our mother to occupy a part of her house; and, by strict economy in every practicable thing --paying her a very low price for our board, which the old lady would receive, but "not a cent more"--we passed three of the happy years of our life, at the end of which time, we had regained a considerable amount of our losses; and, what was better still, your dear grandfather had become firmly and prosperously re-established in business, without having lost an atom of his reputation as a judicious and energetic merchant. "The suspension" of Charless & Blow did not result in a complete failure, by any means. They solicited an examination into their affairs, exhibited their books, making a complete and full exposition of the condition of their business, and it was unanimously agreed upon, by the committee chosen for the purpose, that it would be greatly to the advantage of their creditors for "the firm" not to close up, but to continue the business, each binding himself to extract, for the two succeeding years, only a small (stated) sum for private use, from the proceeds of the store. As soon as the adverse condition of "C. & B." was relieved, and they had regained their former position--which, I think, was in about two years from the time of the crisis--they made up their minds to dissolve partnership: one to take "the store;" the other, "the oil and lead factory." Accordingly, terms of dissolution were drawn up. Mr. Charless, being the elder, had the privilege of choosing, and, after reflection, decided upon retaining the store. My two younger brothers afterwards became his partner in the business, and remained as "Charless, Blow & Co." until dissolved by the death of their beloved senior. This is a long letter, my dear children, and I will close it, with the promise of letting you know something more about our three years' sojourn at your great-grandmamma's: in which I hope to show you how happy we can be under adverse circumstances, and how much less the evil of "coming down in the world" is, than generally is supposed. Affectionately yours, GRANDMA. Letter Eleven My Dear Grandchildren: