This so affected their widowed mother that she fell into a speechless melancholy and has ever since been in the care of nurses in a farmer's family--a hopeless case.

I became of late alarmed at his increasing depression and evident failure in bodily strength.

He was advised to take a small country parish, and so I send him to you and my friend, Mrs.Penhallow, sure that he will give as much as he gets.

I need not say more.

He is well worth saving--one of God's best--with too exacting a conscience--learned, eloquent and earnest, and to end, a gentleman." "There is a lot more about Indian missions, which I think are hopeless, but I sent him a cheque, of course." "I supposed, James, that his depression was owing to his want of vigorous health.