
          been again confined a day or two with
a return of the summer complaint but
am again about as usual Mrs H and
the children are tolerably well - I
would have been much pleased
to inspect with you the effects of the
Lightning on the church you mention We
have had several thunder storms since
you left one almost every evening but
as usual in this place they all passed either
a little to the north or south of us On
the evening you mention we had one
of the most beautiful meteorological
appearances I have ever observed. The
Sun was almost setting behind a cloud its
beams however shown through a number
of openings and produced the appearance
of drawing water as it is commonly called
but the beams did not end in the west they
were projected intensly across the heavens
and appeared to meet in the vanishing
point directly opposite the sun while
        