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Dear Sister Lucy I am sorry to hear that you have been so much afflicted, with sores and bruises, I think your doctor must have been a numskull to make such a blunder about your teeth, but I am glad to hear that your hands got well; you must paper damaged affliction with patience and get over it as well as you cant as soon. Have you finished your lamp stand. Are you able to help Mother a great deal? I send you the juvenile lyre which you must make much of. You must try to improve everyday in cultivating both your mind and heart; the former by studying diligently, and reading useful books the latter, by striving to be gentle, mild, amiable, cheerful, industrious and winning in all your behaviour these last qualities increase fastest by practice. I have written before about a girl who is coming to stay with A. her name is Abigail Searles a bright interesting girl of about 13 years A made her parents the offer to

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