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comfortable health, I will not think otherwise until I am obliged to. L wrote upon the anniversary of her wedding it was a pleasure to have my attention drawn again to that happy scene, what a happy band we were! I see and feel it all in the freshness of yesterday, what an excellent field for labor, how much good they are doing in St L. they both seem very happy - success attend them. I have not answered their letter as I was determined to answer yours first if you believe me, this is the first letter I have written west, since I came home and have wanted to hear from my friends so it seemed that I could not wait. I want to hear from Lydia very very much; I hear by L she succeeds finely in his school, as that she boards at Mrs. Holdens, I am rejoicing? at that, how kind and pleasant they always were to us. I shall never forget their kindness. Our Petersham friends I have not seen since my return but a brother who returned from there today reports all well. You may perhaps heard of the death of our friends Lydia Weed alias Mrs. Smith she gave birth to a child which lived but four days and she survived the child about three weeks. The particulars I have not heard. She was quite resigned but felt badly for his mother who is almost inconsolable.