the mischief of this lore than to tempt him to a deceit that might corrupt the sweet fountain of the well spring of all that is good and noble d i have gone far from my subject when my boy comes before my mind s eye i can see no other object but to return i have not been of my duty to the indian girl but have endeavoured to into her mind the first principles of our re f as contained in mr cotton s and elsewhere but alas to these her eye is shut and her ear is closed not only with that blindness and common to the natural man but she an aversion which has the of principle and doth continually remind me of s hatred to rome and is like that with her filial piety i have in vain attempted to subdue her to the of domestic service and make her take part with but as might you yoke a deer with an ox it is not that she obedience to me so far as it seems she can her duty she is ever but it impossible to her to the wing of her soaring thoughts and keep them down to household matters i have sometimes at the providence of god in on this child of the forest such rare gifts of mind and other and outward beauties her voice hath a natural deep and most sweet melody in it far beyond any instrument she hath too think not that i like am as a charmed bird to her � she hath though yet a child in years that in her mien that doth bring to mind the lofty and the gracious when i once said this to he re hope mother is she not more like the gentle and tender v to him she may be and therefore it is that innocent and safe as the intercourse of these children now is it is for thee to decide whether it be not most wise to remove the maiden from our dwelling two young plants that have sprung up in close may be separated while young but if after their are all one or perchance both s y perish think not that is anxiety the mistaken fancy of a woman that love is the natural channel for all the purposes thoughts hopes and feelings of humanity neither think i thee that with a foolish fondness my noble boy i into importance whatsoever him no my heart towards this poor heathen orphan girl and when i see her in his absence starting at every sound and her restless eye turning an asking glance at every opening of the door every movement a spirit and then the sweet contentment over her face when he oh my honoured husband all my woman s nature for her not for any present evil but for what may having commended this subject to thy better wisdom i will leave caring for it to speak to thee of others of thy household your three little girls are and as to the baby you will not be ashamed to own him though you will not recognise in the boy that plays bo peep and quite over the room the little creature who hope had scarcely opened his eyes on the world when you went away he is by far the largest child i ever had and the most knowing he has cut his front upper teeth and signs of two more he is fond of and his hands with joy whenever he sees him indeed the boy is a favourite with all the young on s and me by continually them he is far from his sister � gay and giving scarcely one thought to the past and not one care to the future his sister often him apart to discourse with him and sometimes doth produce a cast of seriousness over his countenance but at the next presented object it as speedily as a shadow before a he hath commended himself greatly to the favour of dame by his devotion to her little favourite a spoiled child is she and it a pity that the name of faith was given to her since her shrinking timid ter doth not promise in any manner to resemble that most potent of the christian graces hath always some charm to her he home the treasures of the woods to please her � and wild flowers and the beautiful of birds that are brought down by his aim hath much advantage from the wood craft of the two boys daily our table which in hath need of such helps with the spoils of the air and water i am grieved to tell thee that some hath crept m among thy servants in thy absence alas b what are sheep without their shepherd is as ever faithful � not with eye service but hath much with some evil who have been the law of god and the law of our land by meeting together in merry co playing cards dancing and the like for these they were brought before mr and to receive each twenty well laid on having been overtaken with drink was condemned to wear suspended around his neck for one month a bit of wood on which is written and who is ever a having gone last saturday with the cart to the village about there and did not set out on his return till the sun was quite down both to the eye and by the accordingly early on uie following monday he was summon before mr and ordered to ten but by reason of his youth and my which being by a private letter doubtless had some effect the punishment was he heartily promised and a better carriage there hath been some alarm here within the last few days on account of certain indians who have been seen lurking in the woods around 