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er. He was quite blind, and found it impossi- 

 ble to make his rounds without being driven. 



His sympathies were with the North, and he 

 was burning to make himself useful in the only 

 way left him by his infirmity. His wife was of 

 a suspecting disposition, and their peaceful con- 

 sorting required that she should always accom- 

 pany him; but, unfortunately, she was a violent 

 secessionist, and he had been compelled, in the 

 interest of the peaceful consorting above named, 

 to acknowledge sympathy with her views, and to 

 join her in her revilings of the Union army. 



All this made his position difficult, yet he 

 believed that, if the opportunity were given him, 

 he could hide his intention even from her, and 

 could gather for us much useful information. 



He was a welcome visitor at the houses of the 

 faithful, far and near, and warmed their hearts 

 with frequent and feeling exhortation, as he 

 gathered his little meetings at his nightly stop- 

 ping-places. He was now about starting for the 

 southern circuit, and had appointments to preach 

 and to pray at every town between us and Bolivar. 



