Emily Dickinson - Letter 343 (late summer 1870?) - no ms. Louise and Frances Norcross lyrics

... Mother drives with Tim to carry pears to settlers. Sugar pears with hips like hams, and the flesh of bonbons. Vinnie fastens flowers from the frosts. ... Lifetime is for two, never for committee. I saw your Mrs. H------. She looks a little tart, but Vinnie says makes excellent pies after one gets acquainted.