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2 our absent ones were affectionately remembered by all present, and the day was spent pleasantly- Joanna is teaching in
Sarahs district this winter-so your father and I have been quite alone for some time-we have a hired girl to do the work-
Dear John I hope your health is good-so that you will be able really, to enjoy and admire all the vast magnificence with which
you are daily surrounded. I know it is far beyond any conception of mine-but we can unite in praising and serving our Heavenly
Father-who is the maker and supporter of this- wonderful world on which we live for a time-but time is short-and we must live
for ever-I trust we have a good hope through grace-of spending eternity in mansions of glory. 3 -everlasting, being
redeemed through the blood of the Lamb that was slain for sinners - - about two weeks ago I went to Portage-and there met
with Margt and Sarah and David M and received letters from you and Mary, and Anna and heard about Danl and Joanna. I told
Sarah I felt truly thankful and happy to think I had news from every one of my widely scattered family-in one day- I assure
you, I went home well satisfied-and your father received a letter from John Law giving us news from Crotland-he writes that
his youngest son James is a Professor in the Cornell University at Ithaca New York-I think you will remember of seeing him-when
you were little boys -- So you intend to prolong your stay in Cal-and when