I WAS not a little dismayed last night at hearing the melancholy accounts, and bad success that seems to attend the poor trades-folks in business. I believe that your path will never be worse than mine has been; however, it may not be always so; the prosperity of the wicked, and the adversity of the just, has ever been, and ever will be, a stumbling-block to them that God makes honest. Many such as these have I seen, and bitter eye-sores have they been to me; but many of these stumbling-blocks are now removed out of my way, they are no more: and although I envied them in their life, yet I never once coveted their end.
Do not be dismayed, times may take a turn, and faith, prayer, and patience, do sometimes perform wonders; and in this I may be permitted to contribute a little. Bread is to be given us, and our water is to be sure, Isa. xxxiii. 16; pluck up, and take heart. God bless you both,
Your's very affectionately,
W. H., S, S
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