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R or hearts on which Time is the hand that writes and the pen with which he writes it, outside influences. such as, reading,
social intercourse, and every thing with which we come in contact. In some there are but a few pages written (children) some
are half written, and some are nearly finished (old age). Then there are printed books. Some full of good things, and like
good people alway do us good whenever we associate with them then there are those dry unspicy ones which represent another
class of individuals, there are also those that poison the mind and cast abroad an influence for evil over the land, which
may certainly be likened to sill another class of people. Then there is the book of nature, which is a deep sub- ject for
you, and also the Lambs book of Life, which will render you ample scope for a beautiful theme. You can also speak of the affect-
tion which we sometimes culti- vate for books, either for their our real merits or for their illegible and the case which
it is our duty to give books in our possession, as they illegible illegible to command our respect. S ca. 1868 Will that
do? I hope you may be able to weave around this skeleton some of your beautiful thoughts and if you do, I should be delighted
to see it. I would consider it a great favor if you would send me one or two of your spay? articles as I pre- sume that I
shall have to con- tribute for the Sycim paper. How many times have I wished that I had your faculty for poetry making that
I might write a nice little poem which would be suitable for such an occasion and I have half a mind to ask you to write me
one, only I fear it might be imposing on your time I am so glad that you have been enjoying life so well Keep on, that's the
way to go. Annie says she will help me to finish the term any- way, and maybe I can make out to go the next and so finish
the year, what do you think? As for Hamilton, Mother is not going, and Father under- stands it now. I don't know whether he
will go himself or not, and don't care much either don't troubly your head about that I don't. 10