Before er I built a che sides of my

    o rain,  and

    sappy s slice of the log, whose edges I was

    obliged to straigh a plane.

    I igered en feet wide

    by fifteen long, and eig posts,  and a closet, a

    large rap doors, one door at the end, and

    a brick fireplace opposite.  t cost of my he

    usual price for sucerials as I used, but not counting the work,

    all of whe

    details because very feo tell exactly heir houses

    cost, and feill, if any, te cost of the various

    materials whem:--

    Boards .......................... $ 8.03+, mostly sy boards.

    Refuse shingles for roof sides ...  4.00

    Laths ............................  1.25

    two second-hand windows

    h glass ....................  2.43

    One thousand old brick ...........  4.00

    t was high.

    han I needed.

    Mantle-tree iron .................  0.15

    Nails ............................  3.90

    hinges and screws ................  0.14

    Latch ............................  0.10

    Chalk ............................  0.01

    transportation ...................  1.40  I carried a good part

    ------- on my back.

    In all ...................... $28.12+

    terials, excepting timber, stones, and

    sand, .  I have also a small

    er

    building the house.

    I intend to build me a he main

    street in Concord in grandeur and luxury, as soon as it pleases me