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"Silver Ripples." I gave him this permission a long while ago; & of course, I am not going to withdraw it now. This letter brought me good news: for it gives me pleasure to have my peices wanted & published. Our little clock has got into a habit of stopping now & then. Perhaps it is tired & wants a rest, like many a weary pilgrim on the way of life. Mar. 8 - Just now I have an aboundance of reading matter - both secular & religious. It consists in papers: & not in books. A good supply of reading is a great blessing: & no one appreciates the same? more than I do. Della has just completed a patch work quilt - diminutive size. It is a pritty