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some one to assist me in those duties, one who could enter into all my sentiments opinions & feelings, & who could adopt my views of life, my philosophy, & religion, & journey hand in hand with me in the character of a bosom companion, that I could accomplish much both for myself & the world. We are not any of us altogether above the circumstances around us not can we easily be. Yet we must struggle on. We shall reach a higher stand? & by. We can hope on & hope ever. "This is a good time coming." The hour of promise is set in the firmament above us. Love is around us & God is within us. Then we should never despair. But it may be that you would prefer to hear about your friends here. I will commence with Sarah for then, methinks, your hear is nearest? She seems to be well, but tasks herself quite to hard. She seldom retires before 12 o'clock & rises early; goes into school at 7 A.M. & stays till sunset. She complains of a headache frequently. Yet she looks & appears every way in good health. But I know she ? by far too much. But she will not willingly be assisted. She seems determined to do everything herself. I have often passed? her to be assisted, but she sternly refuses. I think the chief reason is because she dislikes to feel that she is putting any one to any trouble; & perhaps it is in part because of her native independence of character. She has a fine school, & is doing ell with it & seems to enjoy herself well. She goes out as much as she can get time to. Raymond is just as usual, his health about as when you was here, some of the time happy as a clam in high water, building castles of moonshine, at other times, scolding like ? about some trifle, then again giving somebody a regular scientific puff, & again another one, as regular a blow up. In fine? he is Raymond yet, & you know what that is. He is getting