L[ydia] M[aria] C[hild] ALS to Louisa [Gilman] Loring, April 16, 1839

have been calling aloud for results, which no mortal could
produce without money for apparatus; he has had but one
hand when he ought to have three; has worked like a very slave
till 12, 1, and 2 o clock at night; and for this has a pittance
about enough to pay our board, and that dependent on the
sale of the sugar. Added to this, I let him see more plainly
than I ever did, that I was discouraged. I think I should have
had more restraining grace, if I had know all his troubles; but
out of tenderness he concealed much from me. He is the kindest
and best husband that ever lived.

Then, that plaguey machinery came unexpectedly upon our hands;
Miss Martineau set the whole town talking about our difficulties;
and after Mr. Child had been lying on his oars a whole year,
at N. York and W. Boylston, waiting for the termination of
Snelling's suit, it must needs terminate when a few weeks time
were of more consequence to him than they have been any time
in his life; because the time of planting beets is so near, that a
decision must very soon be made whether a Company will form
or not. He started for N. York yesterday morning, at 4 o'clock.
He was all ready for a start 10 days ago; but he received a letter
from Snelling telling him that he released his bail, and had
so written to Lewis Tappan. Four days after, there came a letter
saying he had changed his mind; followed by one from Mr.
Tappan blaming Mr. C. for not being on the spot. Snelling has
shown a strangely vacillating mind through the whole of
this. Three times he has proposed to settle, had his proposition
accepted, and then changed his mind. It will make no
difference what he proposes now. Mr. Child has settled upon
his line of conduct, and will pursue it, without turning aside
for anything. He will suffer an action to

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I think the first candy recipe will answer my purpose as well. I shall not try to make a variety
this year. They will be bought more as samples of the first. Best sugar in the U.S. than for anything else.

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