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ate, how say to your Father that I feel that I have
done nothing but that I shall ever feel indebted to
him & your Mother for the kind care bestowed upon
my dear Father & Mother," I was full to overflowing
& could only say "Uncle, our feeling cannot be ex-
pressed by words". I did not meet with D. S., so in
the morning trotted over there again, got the letter found
Uncle better, he told me had commenced writing to Father
but should not be able to finish it that day (Wednesday)
said he thought you would feel better if he should
write a few words, that you were borrowing trouble
that, that property could ^not be touched, Just as I was
leaving ^he says Susan, you had better not write, you will
only say a great many foolish things which will do no good.

So Don't imagine the worst, let us hope for the
best, firmly trusting that right will prevail.

I shall in a few short months be with you
not (I hope) to help you hunt up trouble but here
you in lifes [renew?] way. Father had better
be content to peddle Carrots & [Unnions?] & leave the
Pop Corn for his children to attend to. ---I received
a letter from Brother Daniel, which I will in-
close with this. I do not wonder that he has felt
unpleasantly, having heard nothing but rumors,
in regard to the Law Suit. If Father has
not given him the details I hope he will
soon, I answered him immediately & guess I
quieted his mind a little. He seems to think
Lenox is not the place for him. I wish