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 case it should be convenient for him to seek such employment. I hope he is a good boy and kind and affectionate to you all. And may He who is the Father of the Fatherless bless and prosper him in all things. I hope my brothers are comfortable and happy. Give my love to both of them. Tell my dear father and mother that the world's extension intervening shall not keep me from seeing them again if God spares us but two or three years longer. I often wish my father was here with me now, that I could provide for him in comfort, for I feel so lonely in this land of strangers. Yet there is something so heart-sickening in one's being an exile, that I am afraid to hold out encouragement to anyone to leave their native land. In case any of you should feel inclined to come out here, write me word to that effect as early as possible. I will give you a particular account of what could be done here in a future letter, and that of an early date.

I hope you will not be at the expense of sending anything for me as intimated in your kind letter, as neither of us now is in need of such in the shape of clothing. With respect to a lathe, I shall buy one in the colony. Any little thing you may wish to send for little