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and we went the round of visiting with him very agreeably his conversation is instructive mostly on religious subjects makeing religion very easy and simple Stephen & Matilda expected to have gone yes -terday to visit him and others attend [illegible] [illegible] but Matilda was sick with headache and they could not go [Phebe] Johnson has gone to Pa to stay the winter James & Lucretia as you know have been to Boston then to Brook -lyn we went on 7 day to see and be with them some [illegible]until 2nd day found her just as lovely and interesting but she said when I asked her particularly how she was steadily loosing a little can take so very little nourishment it is a wonder she can speak so much The church was packed and very many we heard could not get in and the [illegible] confirmed to the end very many pressed forward to express their thanks for her discourse and the sent -iment as heard by the congregation as they pushed out was "that(u) was (u) the(u) gospel(u)" others that was grand and she practices what she preaches we got a morning paper but found only a very meager sketch with some errors the person does not do her justice leaving out the most impressive parts [illegible] makes her say oh for another hour to speak to the young women she said on any subjects crowded on her when it was impossible for her more than to briefly notice Oh for an other hour but the clock has warmed me I have already occuped too much time I will send the sketch for what it is worth There was an elegant basket of flowers on the desk in front of her [illegible] Cdadwick presented it to her from some friend the flowers were the [illegible product of the green house we dined with them and then to Friends [illegible] she was very tired but said she wanted to go but [illegible] to be [illegible] the [illegible] small she spoke 1/2 hour but with evident weakn -ess some one brought her wather [illegible] made it more easy after so we called on Louisa Frost who added to the walk on getting home she was entirely exhaust- ed I asked her 7 day eve if she thought it wise to go as she had been doing at Boston and as she pla- -ned to do the ensuing day and week Why no but I want to do it before I die and I feel as tho that might happen almost any time yet I enjo -y life I love my family & friends and a great deal I would like to go to aid the [illegible] and the world is very beautiful to me but I have no fear