"Thee is not alone in thy crosses.

The Lord hath many people up Boston way, but they are sore beset by the tribulations of Zion.

On land there is war and rumour of war, and on the sea the ships of the godly are snatched by every manner of ocean thief.

Likewise we have dissension among ourselves, and a constant strife with the froward human heart.

Still is Jerusalem troubled, and there is no peace within her bulwarks." "Do the pirates afflict you much in the north ?" asked the Receiver with keen interest.