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Show i8 present the river is fine for skating, and last evening after school two of the other teachers and myself skated around the island, a distance of six miles, in thirty minutes. We have a large sawmill here, and in the fall great rafts of logs were seen daily floating down the river, pushed by a great steamer. There are two ice-boats here now and you may imagine how tantalizing it is to me to stand wielding "the maple" in my school room and see my next-door neighbor go sailing along over the ice on his ice boat. I feel that this is not exceedingly interesting, but it will give you some idea of my surroundings, and will entitle me to a copy of the long-looked for '98 letter. Wishing you all success in your work this new year I am. Very sincerely yours, FLO. HAYLER. Guttenberg, Iowa, Jan. 19, 1899. 'lo the Forty-nine:- This morning I received another proof of the "spirit of adoption whereby 1 may cry"-Comrades of '98. The request is for an immediate reply. George Marsh will tell of our life in the Seminary. My experience is much the same as his, except that a few days ago I was unfortunate in not being able to share with him the hospitality of a quondam, classmate, as did several of our number. College and class friends we meet occasionally and often welcome to the meagre hospitality of our monastery- even our sisters in the spirit. I have preached several times here-when Gunsaulus' pulpit was vacant (or that of some other)-as I did at |