THURSDAY, February 17, 1870.

Charley has been threshing peas spliting wood &c. Henry went out after a grist & brought my sister home with him. I have been working in the shop--making a buggy-wheel. It is my first effort at waggon making and I am succeeding pretty well. It is well to live in the sunshine of God's favour. And to hasten as quickly as possible past{?} the darkness of despondency and doubt. "Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee". How precious such promises to the burdened and weary Soul.

FRIDAY, February 18, 1870.

Charley has been threshing peas and drawing down the straw-stack. I went out to Dover to attend the adjourned Quarterly business meeting of the circuit. It was the first meeting of the kind that I ever attended in the capacity of an officer of the Church. All passed off very nicely. The days pass quickly by one by one. The season allowed for our life work become more and more limited. We have indeed no time to spare by the way. But if we would make our life work a success it must be an unceasing work.

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