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2 the many dangers to which you are exposed, we alo partook of (curran scones) ? A letter from your father informs us of
his good health and happiness in Canada he wrote for your address as he wished to write to you John Reid has returned from
his Western tour but has not quite decided what course he will pursue Sarah has just come to Portage to spend a week among
us, she has not been here for a long time Mary has been home for the last two weeks and is still engaged in her favorite work
painting - I thank you very much 3 for the portrait your sent me last, and hope to see the original some time. I have
had the pleasure of reading about your favorite bird, and also your late trip to the mountains about Lake Tahoe you know I
am extremely interested in all your travels and writings and enjoy reading about them very much I already begin to think of
the many dangers to which you may be exposed during the coming summer, but a kind providence has preserved you in safty, amid
many dangers, and trials, in the days and months that are past, and we will still -