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called on a cousin whose husband is in a very critical situation of health. I seem to mix business in with sentiment, but I have not much time and write just as I feel and think. I wanted to say that I have never regretted coming here though I have at times felt myself ^almost^ in the "valley and shadow of death." I have had a feeling similar perhaps to what John Brown had regarding his mission against slavery. I feel that we have been sent here for a purpose and yet I feel I feel my own insignifici -cance and weakness so oppressively at times it seems as though I should sink. But I know we have only one days duties at a time ^and^ to do it faithfully is all that is required. I can assure you there is a great field of labor here and here a little and there a little is what leavens the whole lump. It is