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Excuse the brevity of this letter, for I have been drawing all day, and my eyes are so tired it is quite a labour to write." But, as the vivid remembrance of this pleasure died away, an accident occurred to make the actual duties of life press somewhat heavily for a time.
"December 21st, 1839 "We are at present, and have been during the last month, rather busy, as, for that space of time, we have been without a servant, except a little girl to run errands.

Poor Tabby became so lame that she was at length obliged to leave us.

She is residing with her sister, in a little house of her own, which she bought with her savings a year or two since.

She is very comfortable, and wants nothing; as she is near, we see her very often.