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181 - and even more than that to us, poor creatures, having been traveling over four months, over & across Mountains- Valleys- Plains- Deserts- and Rivers,- through heats & colds- sunshine and storms, through sickness & health, and other such trials, Exposures, adventures and escapes- as none can know. Except they have crossed as we have inexperienced as we were, as the outset unacquainted too, with such a trip- we can but look back, and wonder we ever arrived here atall- but here we are and thankful are we, to arrive here in so good condition, all speak of it, and wonder we ever lived through what we have- and are so well now- none can know, all, we have passed through, nor would we wish them to- all we ask is, that they may know of our safety so far. Would that we could know of theirs at home.- Such were our thoughts, and conversation, while sitting here after dinner, thinking it all over.- not one, wishes to try it over again, once is enough for us- distance traveled today 17 miles.-