father.

I have heard from her and he is better, thank God, and not dead, as so
many thought, for he does so much work that no one thought that he could
get over it.

And here on this 20th day of January I fell sick myself and have not
been able to take up my work until the 4th day of March, and once more
in the strength of the Lord I have taken up this work and hope to push
it as fast I can, and I hope to finish it in the near future if the Lord
wills. I hope that all who will may have the pleasure of knowing of
something of the joys and of the sorrows that have crowned this little
life of mine, but in and through it all I have seen the blessed hand of
Him who is wise.

March 4th, 1897.

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Transcriber's Note: The following errors in the text have been left
uncorrected from the original.

Page 8: "the House's took off"
Page 16: "formed like her's"
Page 49: "all of whom are are very fine"
Page 58: "like a father to me?"
Page 60: "Mr. Thomas Lovett is a doctress, who is one of the finest
ladies that lives."
Page 61: "one of the the teachers"