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who could think of this?--Oh he seemed too beautiful too healthy, and happy to die -- to human appearances he seemed of all our family the most likely to live and enjoy a long, life, but God had better things in store for him, and called him away in the sweetest, lovilest period of life, "Undimmed by time, unchanged by care" his dear self will ever stand out in the clear light of memory in all the freshness gladness and beauty of early growth. And ho how should this though comfort us! He saw but the bright side of life and ere the illusion vanished angels bore him gently away to where light and joy reign forever, and change, and care, and time are things unknow.

Carie and I left hom on Tueday the 10th of August on a visit to our firends the Hudson's at West Hills. Owing to the irregularity of teh county mails we did not hear from home till the 26th [illegible], more than two weeks afterward. The letter was from Father and stated that Nathaniel was taken with the dysentery on the previous Sabbath: it was however a very miuld type of the disease and no danger was apprehended. Carrie and I concluded that we had better hasten our return, and accordingly left our friends on the following Tuesday. We reached home about noon.-- Natty was the fir one of the family that I saw He was sitting up in a large rocking chair in Mother's room. At the first glance I started in astonishment, and then threw my arms around his neck and burst into tears

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