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New Hampton Aug 19. 1857. Dear Sister Mary, I do not know that I ought to spoil this good letter by writing any in it but I want to tell you how much we are enjoying our visit with father and mother, and how dissappointed we were that you could not have come with them. I feel for you much and very often I think of you in your poor health, and I do hope that the means that you are using will be blessed to your improvement that you may have comfortable health again. Sarah was raised from a very low state and I hope and pray that you may. Keeping up good courage and a stout heart will do much towards it. And I hope, dear sister, that you will as much as possible, look at the bright side, though I know when your health is so very poor it is often difficult to do so, yet after all there is a bright side, and let us look at it. It will do us good.

sideways on page we are very sorry father and mother have to make the visit here so very short. yet it is so much better then none, we will not complain. They have taken a great deal of pains to come and see us and we are grateful for it. It hurts you so to write I will not ask you to answer this, I will try and write to you often as I can and want tell you get better for answers. with a great deal of love I am your sister as ever Elisabeth