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sity and mercy to be done on the Sabbath day, and we baked 
some pies; but had breakfast of simple griddle cakes with syrup, 
made of sugar and water. Even the shade of Sylvester Graham 
might have looked on approvingly. We are in danger of no in- 
termittents from clogged liver at present. So far, so good. We 
read and write all day. Just at evening walked on the hill above, 
near the first camping-ground. A gentleman and lady from Mas¬ 
sachusetts came in. They live not very far from us. The lady, 
with a large family of boarders, seventeen in all, in one little room, 
seemed disheartened. They had had some sickness, too They 
feel the change from comforts to privations. 
The slit-work for the stairway is set, and we are anticipating 
the time when we can get into the second story. How our friends 
in the East would pity us, did they know just how we live ; but I 
dare say there is not one in a hundred of them who enjoys the half 
we do. We are deprived of no comforts, that is, of anything 
essential to our happiness; for, coming to the real root of the 
matter, every one will find that the externals have but little to do 
with a person’s real enjoyment. We have the pure, fresh air, in 
abundance; we have fine, even spirits, and we feel that to live, to 
breathe in such a country, is a joy, especially on a day like this. 
“ Under the hill where the sun shines dimmer, 
Shrunk from the eager beam, 
The work goes on with a fitful glimmer, 
And music for a dream. 
“ Over the groves and moistened meadows 
The steady gray hawks wing, 
And down below in the shifting shadows 
The merry small birds sing . 5 5 
A gentleman from Philadelphia, of most polished manners and 
brilliant address, is here to-niokt. 
24zA — Doctor returned last night, after we had retired to 
rest. The town was full, and his friend returned with him. Doc¬ 
tor made a bed, that is, laid down a buffalo robe on the floor, and, 
putting another at the door, formed a sleeping apartment of the 
kitchen and dining-room, pro tem. He was missing before we 
awakened in the morning. 
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