THE AUSTIN PAPERS. 451 returns--! know of Some Charactors who talk of joineing your Establishment on the Collorada who was very Unfriendly to your Father in his greatest distl'ess and as the old saying is, was allways ready to give a kick, when theay found he was going clown hill and Such is the ingratitude of Some part of the human famaly-those very men had received aid and assistance from him when in aftluenco -those things my dear Son may be forgiven, in point of duty as a Christian, but can never be forgot-you will find your Brother much Improved although he lost much valluable time in K T he has in a measure got the better of that warmth of temper he formily had, and although he has a high Spirit and very hasty temper, he has prudence to govern it with reason and propriety, I am much deceived if you do not find, he is possesed of a Strong and active mind, capable and willing to encounter Difficulty and danger-I hope he will be of Service to you my much beloved Son, in the ardurous Enterprise you have undertaken, I am Sorry time and circum- stances would not admit of our geting a Suit of new Cloaths for B we had but one weeck to get him ready after he had concluded to go with H E- Mr B[ryan] has exerted himself to the utmost to fit him and two young men, who has been in his imploy for the last year and I think theay are worthy of your notice, the times are Still very distressing and our friend J B [ryan] has not got through his difficultys, but he thinks it will be in his power to make you a visit this next Spring, when I hope he will make Choice of a Situ- ation where your Sister will experience more happyniss than She has Injoy 4 for Some years past hur clisposi[ti]on is by no means calculated to bear the disappointments this life is Subject to, She has three lovely boys and a prospect of Increas, hur little Guy is the Sweetest Child I ever Saw and is really a Soars of pleasure and amusement to me in my retirement, however I refer you to your Brotr respecting the· famaly and hasten to conclude, after telling you this has been the most Sickly Season I have ever known I went to Herculam, in July to macke arrangements for geting B, home and with the assistance of E B[ates]-I effecte 4 it, he arrived on the 29 of Septembr, I had injoy 4 , as good health as usual and the moast of my time was taken up in nursing the Sick-three days preavious to our leeving Herm, we was boath taken down with the fever, and your Brother will tell you how very ill your Mother has been all the [falH] Indeed I had at one time given myself up and fully expected to be laid by the Side of your dr Father--our kind heavenly Father in his goodness has restored me once more and I begin to flatter myself I Shall yet Injoy much Sattisfaction in the Society of my dear Sons in the mean time I shall endeavour to macke myself as Contented as the nature of thi.ngs will admit of if I was to tell you I was happy I shou\d say what was not true; I
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