
          4.

of the result to a higher power.

I am constantly impressed with the
shortness and the uncertainty of life,
and the necessity of a proper disposition
and employment of time, but my performance
falls far short of my asperations and I am
daily called upon to regret the nonfulfilment
of reolutions and the neglect of
duties.

Were I to consult my own feelings
and the interest of my family I would
not hesitate a moment to accept the
proposition from [?], but I am
not free to seek my own comfort or
to choose thr course which may appear
most beneficial to my family I am
obliged to do that which under all
the circumstances is my duty and
to leave the results with Providence.
The Regents of the Institution have
manfully supported me through [a?] 
        