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Show 94 wonders if Anna's "angel brothers" are "piloting her through the brilliant glories of the heavenly spheres." Her reflections lead her to the healthy observation that in her husband and little boys is "a wealth of comfort," chords that will bind her to earth and inspire her "to efforts of cheerfulness and usefulness." They travel all day Sunday, Ellis' sabbath observance being to lie in the wagon and rest as much as possible. By Monday at 1:00 p.m. the party reaches Mt. Pleasant and a surprised family-word of the visit not having reached them. Her grief elicits an exceptionally appreciative response in Ellis to her father's affectionate welcome as she recalls that she has not seen him in three years and that "he clasped me in his arms and kissed my face as of old when I was a child and would ever run to meet him at his nightly coming 9 from his daily tasks." A week of rest and the sweet solicitude of her father's family make Ellis wish to be able to relieve their "limited means" with "the comforts of life." A letter from Milford full of kindness and care and "hopes and prayers" for her "speedy recovery of health and strength" make her feel so much better that she believes a few more such messages will cause her to be "perfectly well-." "In kindness, in love, I live; in frowns and dislike I languish. Oh, may my acts ever merit the former." |