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power my boy, to prevint it. It is a duty you owe yourself
and me. Who do you live with, are they kind people? I would
live with no one, that I was not sure would be attentive
to me in sickness. I think it a good plan for a young man
to be polite and attentive to his land lady. It will be a greater
inducement for her to be kind in every respect.

I must say one thing more, of more importance
than all, that is if it is please God to inflict you with
the Colera, be it where it may or when, let not medical
aide be your only thought, get spiritual aide also, and plan
your hopes and confidence on the Father of mercy who
can heal all diseases, and cleanse all souls.

After throwing my pen one side for a time to comp-
ose [compose] myself, I now resume it again with a determination to
say some-thing more pleasant than the Colera.

Magaretta was here yesterday, and wrote you a long
letter, I expect she has told you all the news. But perhaps
she did not tell you that it is currently reported that your
Uncle is to be married to Miss S. K. I do not believe they
are ingage, but I am under the impression that he wou-
ld [would] marry her to morrow if he could get her consent.
He leaves nothing un turned to please her. Is it not pass-
ing [passing] strange? He must be under some mysterious in-
fatuation [infauation], for she does not possess the first quality
that will make him happy. She is welthy it is true, but
what is that, if domestic bliss is to be sacrifyed for it. I
wish he was married to some good girl and one that
knew how to appreciate his worth. I have no doubt he would
be much happier. But there is nothing more certain if
he should gain Miss S. K. his happiness is don.