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thewap » ft ^ ef <^ meit aTe whit ^^ V ^ hed , ) and lfresm neartyas m ^ h e <^ did in England , i They ftatfe » ow rcsi < led at their house so ^ iiemonths , 8 ftd the comforts of ^ ahouj ^ e , after living in -a cabin , are > ery aeligfttfiil tt > them . TBite
do not larom thiis suobose that a cabin is do not foom this suppose that a cabm is quite the forlorn abode thou imaginest ; 31 is true we have but due latge and owe small table in it , but it has a gdod ^ saVn plank floor , and the W , alls inside are lined with clop boards : tlie latter laidl across the beams also , forms our ceiling- This
has been an unusually severe winter ; the cold weather set in "before Christmas , atid has continued , with slight intermission , till within a few days ; the thermometer is now above 50 <> , but it has frequently been & > f and was * oitce 1 < $ ° belfcar < fc « r # ;
and in a cabin , even the tmniense log fires whicb we Igeep hardly pr&tect < B 8 from suffering torn ;? ihe eiftrenie' cold , whiqh , however , seldom iiists Joiig . " There is not any meeting ^ stablislied at tMs p'lace y ^ t ^ tout itisla M . * tt # kbeek ' s contemplation { a ^ d I believe 51 will not be Many < w ; eefes before he pms
it in practice ) to hold a meeting , -at which all sects can » tfc £ tfd , where a sermon will be read ^ by M- IB . % md sd » ie others of the respectable inhabitants of t ! he i ^ lace * » e ^ Jects to ? any "public ^ brm of prayer . > It is most likely we sliaH attend fliis place of worship wn til ^ ve have enough members of otir society to fe ^ el strength enough to form a meeting &f s&kr is
own . Cousin ; W— C- ^— ottr J nfear neigh s boxir , and he and bis family * Appear very c&mfortable ; lie often e 3 &pf ^ dsestiimself quite satisfied , as the father of a large family , with the * step he has taken . Cousin Martha bas 'been lately corifined with a little girl , and , notwithstanding the severe weatner at the thne , has been remarkably well .
" Under the auspices of Morris Birkbeck , a literary society has been established , called / the Wanborough 'Miscellany Society , all the members of which are to meet quarterly , and each , is obliged to present a piece of his own cdmp © SitiOn ; there are already 26 members , and mi&st of our family are included . "
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^ Vkft ^ ; l ^ at | si ^ jhis b ^ tk ^ M ^ M ^ Si ^^ Ms ^' ' ^^ j 0 him as a ( friend of ^ ji ^ , |^^|^ fei ^^ pi mj&i ^ &ityfo ^ M
informadon respecting us that ^ thou mayest an&qxiirev ¦ - , ... r- ; , :- ov \ .. ; ,.- . , i ^ , ^> TSe water Jm * een more severe than ; is usual in this climate , the fr@ « t . ajadi &&W lasting for wme weeks ; and the cold was morei intense , for short
iaitervals than I ever -felt it ; but the days succeeding these cojd nights were often warmed by a sun almost as brilliant as-in " y 6 ii ± Sfenier ^^ n ^ w ^^ ctWIfcMrjfty duxselves atoost as i ^ ell In 4 he open air . We
have all been favoured with good health , and ' wetfe as comfortable as , after such a depph ^ ition , we coiild Expect to be . \ Ve mffl . inbabit our cabinsy feut t * ie fraj ^ of Our small house is now up ; it is on fth Elevated ^ it ^ iatioia , on a very dry ispot , and I l ^ pe we shull 'be quite settled in it before -another wi ^ er , > jfly Mns Wiffiayh
* and Samuel have been employed- on their "farm bow for ^ onae months ; they have enclosed and planted ; au orchard < snd garden , and are tiow ^ busieti infetidtig and preparing a piece of grornid for corn . They have for a shor ^ t space 5 nh ^ Wt ^ d a double cafe in , one of w ? jicli f is tiOw
oreparing i for my daWghter ^ s' receptron , ' two of whtnn intend shortly to go and fcedp house-for them . It is « de % htfiil Situation 'between us and the new town Vf Albion , and within an fe ^ sy / wa / lk for me ; and weve it not that « 6 ftowf \ il experience lias proved how vaSri is all 'depeBdence on 'human expectations , I slidulft-hope to enjoy the' 'progress made by ^ heir industry , of which I have nothing to complahi . Ou ^ own little lot of 10 ^ acres has an ^ orchard
garden , end an i aHotment for Indian corn , with about 5 acres for pasture , and Whete my sons 'Edward and 'Hiotoa ^ are employed in gabbing and clearing . Thpmas goes ta sc % 6 ol a f < gw ^ days inthe week , which is an advantage we hiUch covetea for Jiim-, 4 e Is a ' gdiod l bby ^ and iny
danghters Ore , as « ay dealr Cousin P . * - ** exptesma It , an ' iaeeHiaaMe"if ^ s 0 H . * The < y ! cotttribttte so 'itidch id my cbinfoW that , should I coiujJlaih of hby thiig , H would be , that Ilive afiflosfc : tdo | auch ai mfwisfe . - ' i © ur '^ Wl 8 ! t f AMpI us , and eajoy tc ^ 'go ^^ jhi v'coiislri j- - - iiit she
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From D . P . " Wariboroughf English Prairie , " 4 ^ f ^ p ?^ 2 , 1820 . < c My dear Sister ,
" Ailtbouoh I have not heard irom thee sin ^ e , I wrote to thee in the ) ailtuinn the melan ^ aly , detail of oui ^ irreparable tow , w % hm ' mg m Q p ^ mtM ^ jtyto'vpfo vate hand off seudingj a letter , I thought tjbou wottJd $ t he pleaseft / to receive some witea iafcrti ^ tfiRDQknuh ^ t ^ i ^ iisMiM ^ iN ^ mn #
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1820, page 609, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2493/page/45/
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