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an evening, when properly viewed. Beyond it dwells a higher race, lies a fairer field of labor. Still let is hear from you as joyous & happy. We have our trials but we try to be happy. Sarah & I have just been to Jacksonville Ill. to attend our Association. We had a pleasant meeting; visited the public institutions, the blind, deaf & dumb & lunatic asylums; visited Springfield, went all over the capitol; attended the State Agriculturalist Fair; & returned last night. We were gone a week. Perhaps Sarah will give you more particulars. On our return we found Myron badly off. He had got about? on his leg, though the sores were still running & yesterday made a little blunder in hobbling about, & broke his leg just at the upper sore, about three inches below the knee. The bone has become so