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Llucy, Jan 5, 1853, Bangor Dunbarton Jan 1888?

Bangor Jan. 5 - 1853

Dear Brother Isaac?

Welcome to Dunbarton! Suppose you will be there tomorrow night - Won't Nettie? be glad? Are we not rejoicing already for her? And yet, do we right? You are not yet there, and we "know not what a day may bring forth"! We will trust, and hope that you may be brought safely and speedily unknown all who love you. Your Telegraphic dispatch, received tonight, made lighter two somewhat heavy hearts, at least. This has been a hard week with the brothers - and this, so much more than they expected, too, comes very opportunely. How soon are we to see you and Nettie? and Mayo? here? Mr Wallace, the little Scotch student?, came in tonight to bring me the Life of the Cheyne?. He brought before Gilfillan's Gallery of Literary Portraits - How I have enjoyed it! Mother and I have wearied? our sides? with shaking some evenings - It seems