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Show 428 Letters fro ill his Fanlily & H.elatives. NEAll. l"'nn .. \J)F.T.l ' JliA, Nov. 2!:>. . I have just rccel·v ccl y• our l. etter to M. r. . M.d, M:y dear IIn~bnncl · ·tn)' lwrl.! untll you nrc chspose . lll'kc to have me s . . d t • CT that you won <. 1 saymo ' . . O'O any 1.u rt1 1 CI. ", ,,·ny unt1l .t hat sn ev. en . f I felt as 1f I could not o 1 .. hut God w 1 ll take cmc of oY · b t ·c arc the ogci ' f · ,, 0 u nrc the gainer, u " • . '\.I tt . I .fincl warm ncnus all. I am w1. t 11 11.1 ., Lucrct1a ·' o · · · · co 'f' l ' x ~. . t 11 'OU the good tluR •Jacn1cc uevs ery where I go. I candn ot fb c.g tmhe tOo pper es)s ed. 0, I f•c c1 't .. n ..,.rent 1 lS o 1 _,one or is likely to o, 01. bl to bear it .... I went to lU u ' G d will cna c us < Sacrifice i but hope that o , d heard n most excellent sermon i hear Mrs. Mott preach to-da~' an to you und the preaching you nrc "11c mudc a number of alluswins t to' hear \Vendell rhillip. to" . . 1 t do cxpcc 1 ' doing, and arc hkc y o th. • 1· , that God is with you. I hope lC morrow m·g 1 1 t. Every one dm "·D o write to me all you can. I hn vc "1•'1 1 be ·with you unto wth·e "e nfo r. your b ou_, y an .'.l those of our beloved written to Governor lS .. k f cy to effect it if they can be had. sons. I find there . lnc o mon . 1 . lS no ' l •hom I am never to sec m t ns b 1 ved husbam, " · Farewell, my dear, co . h ·t From your most nffcctwn-worlu again, but hope t 0 m cet m t e nex · ~LutY A. BitoWN. ate wife, , lWl\I JOliN BROWN'S ClliLDRE~. F N OltTH ]~LHA, N ovcmbcr 9. . d that you were cheer f u 1. I 'a m b" lad of that . .•. Father, you Rm ' . ~ All •ou were guilty of was, do-l _, , be othcnnsc. ) 11 'lty But why shou u ) ou \\r lcl that we " ·ere a gm . · fellow-men. ou . ing your duty to ) om 11 * bcnr their grief like hcromes. . ... of the same. 'Martha and J3c . . crs Tell them I thmk c1 the other pnson , · Give my love to •1 1t evcns an r tl c b""t. but be sure and be prc- t} to hope 10 r 1 ,,., • of them often i tc l Cm . anocctionatc tlaughtcr, pared for t 11 c worst · · · · Ever your w ANNa: B no·wN · Dear Father : I deeply sympathi. z. e wi-t1h1 you i lda nI dd ow ietr!e iBt uint thmayt Power to help or comlro r t )'OU ' how O'lau y wou b o ay so live a to profit y d I 1y say I hope we m t cannot be ; nn can on ,;c ' ft given us and at last mcc the kind and O'ood advice you have so o en ' F~=> • • 11' Your affl!ctionatc daughter, in heaven. me\\C · ELLm< Bnow~. Jl':Fl'ERSON, AsHTABULA Co. ' Om\1 o, {5 Thur uay, Nov. 28, 185 •. I 1 · ·t lc."lrncd thut t h c1. c 1·8 probably a My dear, dear Father : uwc JU~ • . h •ou. and, though the way through which I may commumcatc Wlt ) ' time is short, I must say a word. "' The:, widows of Oliver and Wl\teon Drown. Letters ffom his Family & Relatives. 429 'Vhilc my heart is bowed down with unutterable grief, I have cnuse to thank God that my 1·cason is yet unclouded. The Spirit which has sustained you in your hours of dreadful suffering, and which dispels the shadows of " the clark valley," l1as not deserted us u·l10 lore to cal! yo1 t Jatlwr. I feel that. I cannot, in the e my la:t wonl. to you on this side of IIe<tvcn, say any thing more comforting. Though we nrc poor in this world's goods, and some of our number arc hunted by the minions of tyranny for endeavoring to uid our dcs;)ised and oppressed brethren, we yet feel rich in the legacy of yonr life nud deeck You say in your letter to J. R., "Tell my poor boys not to mourn for me." 0, how can we help mourning for you? \\re must mingle our tears together over our dear lost fat!ICr. No, not lost; for, " though you die, yet shall you rise again." For a brief period, you must pass beyond our sight. 'V c may never look upon your outward form again, but still you will live- lh•c in the hearts of your children, and in the hearts of millions of poor Afric's sons and daughters, who will yet love to call you fnthcr. De assured that all I can do to minister to the t omfort of the destitute members of our famil y, I hall do, 41 not forgetting those in bonds as bound with them." And now, my dear father, be cheered by our conviction that your life furnishes the best vindication of your memory ; that, even now, your motives arc appreciated by those whose hearts nrc susceptible to generous nnd noble emotions; and, 0 ! with these words I convey the assurance of the undying attacluncnt of your affectionate son JOHN, in this his long, last - l •'arcwell. FROl\! JOliN BROWN'S SISTER. RAwsoNYILLE, Nov. ~3. My dear Brother John: If I have not been first to come forward to express my sympathy for you, in this your hour of tr ial, it was not because I did not feel very deeply; but whenever I undertake to give expression to my feelings, words arc inadequate, and I find myRelf driven away from earth in thought to find con. alation; and I r ejoice that there is ONE sccth as man cannot sec. 0, my brother, if I could say any thing that would help to cheer thine heart or buoy up your spirit., I should he most happy. You say in your letter to Jeremiah that the time may come when we '"ill not be ashamed to own our brother John. Do not let the evil spirit suggest such a thought as this to mar your pence. No! I r ejoice that a brother of mine is accounted Worthy to suffer and die in Iris cause, and I feel myself impelled to cry out, 41 The Lord 1·eigncth ; let the earth r ejoice; " and, as you, like our Heavenly Master, have been a "Man of Souows, aud uc- |
