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beyond all earthly impediments & earthly sorrows, far through all the toils, & changes, & separations, & bereavements of this life to a home of rest, a meeting of ineffable joy with all your friends in a better state that this. Be not sad, Zadoc, because of things which Providence seems to bring about. Do your duty according to this light you have, & then enjoy, innocently, the things which are provided for you. Be not anxious. Do not anticipate evil. Have trust in the [?] agency. There are many good things in this world which it is right we should enjoy. Let us enjoy them when we can. You look forward with longing for the time when you will return home to see us, but not with more longing than we do. I am husking in the barn & suffer some with the colic. I have so many things to do (Johnny helps but little, he has so much study) that I don't find abundance of time to write to you. I have company & callers much of the day. Simon Bean is about opening his stable. & I have let him $10[?0] to help him along. I must here close for this time. Love to John Affectionately yours Zadoc Long [circle with quotation markers within it] N.B. I sent you [bbl? apples yesterday. Don't pay 60 ct this time, it is too [underline] much for freight