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Is never known within thy peaceful home; And every care which here did cloud thy brow Is now forever banished from thy soul, And peace, eternal peace and godlike love, Will ever fill thy mind with raptures high. We may not mourn for thee, but for ourselves We well may weep in bitterness of soul, While thou art taken to the realms of light And clothest in robes of righteousness, we still Are struggling on, distressed with wants and care And doubts and fears; continually oppressed By the destroying , tempting power of sin. Often we're assailed, often led astray To grieve ourselves and grieve the Savior whom We love.

              Yet, but a few short years, will pass

And we, to, shall be called to leave this house Of clay, and join thee, who art gone before, In yonder heaven of eternal rest. Oh! might we know that this blest portion would Be ones, that we might be admitted there To those bright seats of everlasting bliss; How gladly would we labor all the time Appointed here, and when the summons come, For us to lay aside our mortal life, Then, with a peaceful smile, we would resign Our spirits to His hand who did bestow, And follow thee.

                        Milo Dec. 1843

Dear Isaac ?????, like Mr. & Mrs. Searlly, desired me to write the above, so I did send I want you to "revise and correct" it necessary and hand it to friend ?, but remember, be you ? never so much, inform ask who wrote it. Charley will come up as soon as there is sleighing, if not before. Brother Tibbetts could not get a certificate has left his school. Is gone off; J.S. Richer talks of keeping it out. How do you prosper in your school. I want a long letter informing all about it. Albina Kittredge & Mehitable Furber are studying together. Report says they have a first rate master. Charley thinks they had better go to school