Poughkeepsie, N. Y. Nov. 17th, 1876.
My dear Old Friend:
Yours of the 12th, to hand, and although overrun with duties must
hasten an acknowledgement of reciprocal friendly feeling. So much would
I like to grasp your hand again; so much would I like to talk to and be
with you as in days gone-by. . . . Success to you. Stick to the right
and to principle in all that you do. Ask the blessing of Providence, and
doing the very best you can, rest assured of success. Above all, Dear
Friend, let not the cares of this world and the pressure of worldly duties
keep you from securing an interest in that inheritance prepared for the
Children of Christ. I write to you as to a brother, for I know you will
listen to me kindly. Tell dear old Harding that my love for him is
sincere and warm. Pleasant was our association, and my heart yearns
toward him. Oh, that I could sit with him, as we once did, and drink in
the information and sweetness with which his conversation was replete.
. . . May the blessings of Heaven be upon you. Sincerely and affectionately,
