, 1874-08-13
=" oun DEAR Child WHO nosE INTO HEAVEN"
Thur UouaE, Troy, Nov. II, 1906.

my slpper, and now drop you lino Of fctnoln-
branco. .beforo going to bod. I feel that to-day
l have begun my wlntor'a work In earnest. On
lowing home this morning. oast q lingering
look bohind, atid exclaimed inwartlr (as Eve, In
tho Garden. exclaimed outwardly):
"Musr IEArn ruEn rAnAp1an"?
will oonfesa to feeling, on coming nHaY from
home to-day, Of unuaual diHquios Of mind,-
something akiu to bistornoss OF splr1t. Tlis was
occasioned exclusively BY my droad Of sioh long
absences from homo aa am NOW threatened
with. MY loneliness, however, passed away
during the day.
Twilight and nightfall came upon our train aa
1t WIS passing Newburg. mover aee that city In
tho night, with It's bank of Light, but 1 think Of
our dear ohild WHO roso from 1t at midday into
Heaven. thought anow Of all our moonlight
oail down tho river that night carrying TINT PRO-
ciouB corpso 10 tho bow Of tho stoamboat, while
tho moonboama Bilvercd tho box in which Our
jowel was locked. But no SORROW cntorcd into
my thonghta ut tho recollection. It is thus that
"11mo, III the provorb says "ia tue groat con.
solor." at this dlatanoo from that gravo no aug-
geation Of Mattte'a death comoa to my mind With
paln on tho contrary, eTcry backward look up
On llor birth, hor sickness, hor doath, her porpot
ual weekly tribute Of freul flowers from our
hands, tllnBo thoughts are full Of strange
and sweet delight to my mind.
Good night, my darlingl Kiss tho children
for tlloir fathers sake, THEODORE.
81 WISH You WE'RE HERE"
BURLINGTON, Nov. IL, lae9-1o pm.
Mr. DAn11Na :. The woathor is golden
-porfcot-in ribablo. Tie Groen MountainH
and Lako Champiain aro among Gods best
works. Tho moon, that pursuad mo up tue
Hudson, tarries with mo In my chamber tonight.
But I wish you were horo, instead Of Diana aud
her chiliuess, TuEonoaE.
III WOULD NOT EXCHANGE MI WIFE ron ANy oru-
Ell IN THE WORLD
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sn'"AinB' "hpp'u6' anu 0a'cianB oolu'-A naFo
orougns up ~ snis "el1'fomonoefea place aooue
oea,''mo' hefe TWO years ago. "aa cast away ,a'
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1o7si'oa' iee. ""ou'o naSetoata u i'a'oh.
'o,n p'At'"s a''cas'oo, "ne1nes " 'Aos soa,
!o'o to''&''s a'lo 1nolo'6"ls sa'1huea "1o "ou'u
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na.i 70 ooaf 'o"afo "o'n1u'
nno1nos Ha4e loseo luolo tnan nu,uaaa ~ ~
nu6oano nloto 'nan "i'ol @,,1 uuAp'1 ~ Aay,
kno" o''e 'n'ns. no"e'ot' anu .na. ~ : "outa
not o@enango my WIG 'or anY olaor ~ lno "ot4,'
were to-oaY III unmoofea sl'p' "o1la !,
anonof IN 1ne sel1.aame hateor oi pe"co WHICH
your e"ta ssee !oSo luz u.aae LOT neo'
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| 1oa Atio" 'n1'; tA'ubu "a h4''a ~ ou.au.
e.s'n'' nao .nola'o ~ sao ,usn9o oSpoaoso
~ "am aueesaou, o'olsnu1o'a ~. "o'ot sEoa, s's
has'ssle"' "na NV o.,sn ia"'se. on', w" saas
"'n A"es 10 'aso VIM 'n'se Mo.ss''s A''10aes
lTuM npIlle, your oHu tuFe, 04ALAple+ CHHIhGEef,