Please forgive me for not writing you before, it is not because I have not wanted to, but have been very very busy since I came here, I have clommenced four different letters to you. and then destroyed them. because I could not finish them, I know you are interested to know how I am succeeding here. I have gone far beyond my expectations. I have all I can attend to, and having good success in healing my patients, my practice Started with patients who were recommended to me from patients in GardinerEditorial Note: Gardiner, Maine. I think of you every day, night and morning, and of your instruction and advice to me, and it gives me so much Strength. I have never doubted your love for and interest in me. I appreciate all your love and kindness to me, when you talk metaphysics to me I cant Corrected: can’t say one word to you only yes, & no. after leaving your and going away from you. I can repeat every word you say to me, and I feel so strong and well. all beliefs disappear, I cant Corrected: can’t tell you in words, dear Teacher, of the devine Corrected: divine influence that Surrounds me after leaving your pure atmosphere. I love you dearly, and always have, and its Corrected: it’s my ambition taking you for my guide, to live the life you set for me, but how much I have to learn, at times it almost frightens me, its Corrected: it’s not easy work. I want to cultivate a spirit of love, and I do try and with your instructions I shall succeed, it has caused me a great struggle to say I can forgive my enemies, when I think of having an enemy to go to you and tell you this infamous wrong Stories about me, after I came home I was nearly sick over it. I dont Corrected: don’t think any one Corrected: anyone ever heard of it but the one that told it. and all the peace of mind I could have, was, God and my self Corrected: myself knows it to be untrue, and my dear teacher’s words of advice to me, I want you to beleive Corrected: believe every thing Corrected: everything good of me dear teacher. and if you hear of any thing Corrected: anything to the contrary. tell me of it as you always have, just think what I heard a short time ago, a lady from Boston said to me how do you like Dr Osgood of Charlestown. I said I never saw him. you never saw so surprised a look on any one’s Corrected: anyone’s countinance Corrected: countenance said she. why you studied with him. I Said no. I have the great pleasure to tell you I studied with Mrs Eddy. said she he told me himself that Mrs Poole of Gardiner, was a successful Student. I had the honor of teaching her and sent her to Gardiner. Just think of such a wrong Story, do you remember Mrs Chas RiceEditorial Note: Possibly Miranda R. Rice of course I tell every body Corrected: everybody I studied with you, she was among my first patients, she said you used to board with her Mother, Mrs Batchelder when you lived here, one of her friends Mrs Eastman was intending coming comingAs Written:coming to me to be treated, she kept putting it off. so Mrs Rice said to her why dont Corrected: don’t you go down to Mrs Poole, finally she said, because I had told a lie, and said I was a Student of Mrs Eddy and I never did study with her. because it was told to her by a friend of that Mrs Eddy had told I never was a Student of hers, so she said it came straight and she must beleive Corrected: believe it. Mrs Rice said she was indignant. because she knew I must have studied with you, because I had told her so many things of you. and your instructions and good advice to me. I looked at Mrs Rice and said Mrs Eddy never said I was not a Student of hers, she is too pure to even think a lie. why is it dear l teacher that there is so much discord. I have so many disagreeable things to fight against, I had a most beautiful dream of you the other night. I saw you so plainly, if you do get time lift your thought to me for one moment, I cant Corrected: can’t get along with out Corrected: without your love, I shall come up to see you as soon as I can, please write me if only one line and tell me that you love me and it will do me so much good. I shall write to you once a week, have made that rule for the year. I feel that you will be pleased to hear from me, and are interested in me,