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I have spent very much time of late reading the Bible. I never could make it interesting until recently but now it is a a pleasure to read it and I find it the most interesting of all books, the more I read the more I wonder? than any one can believe the bible and preach the doctrine of endless punishment. I have been reading Balfours explanation of the word hell and have learned? much from it. I have been committing many chapters to memory. It is with Lizzie now as it was with me when I was of her age, she says she can't think of such things and does not want to read the Bible. I have seen the books that you spoke of and intend reading them. I want to read all the time and think I never would get tire but I have many other duties to perform so that I to not read as much as I ought. Augusta and George are giving up talk of going out to Kansas this fall George is now contented and will always be a poor man I do pity sister and wish she could live with