but there are moments when religious reflections burst up on me and to whom should they be communicated but to the dearest treasure that I possess on earth and with whom I hope to be united in the bonds of happiness and peace to the end of time. Take courage my dear wife, know that God presides over us that He in His mercy has brought us together and if we, under His merciful hand, endure affliction for a season we should not relinquish ourselves to grief as those we have no future hope or consolation beyond the grave. "Take comfort Christians when Your friends in Jesus fall asleep Their better being never ends Why then dejected weep" I have dropped my pen for a few moments to glance over the beautiful memoirs of Mrs Wilson where I find the following beautiful remark. "We are indeed