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 332 Charles Henry Carey Alas! Alas! for this community. Life is made up of lights and shades. This day I baptize Mrs. Robb and her infant child. Sunday, 20. Sister Robb joins society; she will, I think, be an ornament to her professing. Bro. Campbell preaches in the afternoon ; he would like to be a preacher, but it is doubtful whether he will ever make it out. Monday, 21. Bro. Campbell is with us ; I hardly know what opinion to form of him. Tuesday, 22. Received a line from Mr. Hobbs 56 of the "Modeste" saying he had received our letters for the states, and will forward them the first opportunity. Al- cohol, I suppose, was delighted last night in turning over the back house ; very becoming employment for him. Wednesday, 23. Today Mr. Campbell leaves. Thursday, 24. The sun shines today. Saturday, 26. Alcohol has, I believe, considerable at- tention and admiration paid to him. Drinking and gamb- ling, so far as I can learn, is the delightful employment of quite a proportion of this population. Sabbath, 27. Just about an ordinary congregation; say from thirty to forty hearers ; the most of them appear attentive. I hope the Father of mercies will remember this community. Monday, 28. Our weather is cloudy and rainy. It is sometimes hard to keep the blues away in this dark and gloomy weather. Tuesday, 29. We are visited by Mrs. Thornton, 57 who came the new route ; she has lately arrived ; gives a most distressed account of the latter part of their journey; their company turned off of the old route at Fort Hall, and the story of their sufferings is almost incredible; women waded for miles in water from two to four feet deep ; and for weeks day and night had not a dry thread in any of their garments ; nearly all their cattle perished 66 J. M. Hobbs, purser. B7 Mrs. J. Quinn Thornton.