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fast. Dr. Ward attends her. He gives but very little encouragement, if any, that she will recover. Mother went to see her last week and found her quite low: she had not been dressed for two weeks. Dear Lizzie! with God alone there is help.

  There seems to be a good deal of interest in most of the churches around here. Last Sabbath morning Father called a society after meeting and four stayed with us. Two of them were Hugh Thomas daughters, Jane Ann and Amelia. The other two were men; one of them, Thomas James, had been a member before. The other was Humphry Pugh (he works with Morgan Owen) perhaps you remember him, Anna, he used to attend our Sunday school last summer. They have very interesting meetings in the village. I have not been able to attend any of them yet, Sis has been down twice. You will