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the comfort afforded us in this - O in the the peace & joy she felt: we would be deeply thankful for this. I would write to Samuel but I can say nothing to comfort him - He knows how much I feel with him in this loss - this empty place - how deeply I sympathize with him my loss of a darling sister cannot I know be compared to his -- poor dear Percie! Do write me soon dear Mother & particularly I want to know whether she was able to talk any of her own situation,- Tell me too about the dear little baby, - Shall you be able to take care of it night & day? It would do me a great deal of good to know all about your doings & plans as if I were there & could enter in to there. How is Percy? How I should love to have him here & take care of him the coming winter; it seems almost cruel to speak of taking him from his father, yet if it were best for him to come, how gladly would we take charge of him: if Isaac moved here as we expect, he could come with them, How long did