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                                                                                                                                                            Bangor Jan. 5 - 1855

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 to us all who love you. Your Telegraphic Despatch, 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 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