
          My people are very attentive
 & seem very kind. I wish no-
 more of them than an increased
 interest in ][?]
 things. Even [crossed out: th] now there is
 a little more than usual.
 Should it increase ^ [inserted: so will] the load
 on my shoulders; but God
 will never require of me more
 than I can do. I am therefore
 quite anxious to see my
 duties become even more arduous.


 My health is as good
 as I can expect with so
 much confinement. I have
 been on the ice six times
 but less than an hour at
 the longest. I have a pleasant
 room but I am not
 entirely settled in it yet
 as it could not be prepared
 for me at once.


 The one great dificiency

        