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when the obscuration began it continued growing darker and darker untill for a few minutes it became total the atmos- phere resembled dark twilight and a number of stars made their appearances. well says one of the Indians the white folks does know more than us-- another said he expected a great many of the women were a crying, and he had a mind to cry too for it look so strange. Copied 6 Month 30th To her brother NS. After passing thru a long winter &; part of the spring with We were favored after passing, with but little intercourse, we were favoured to but little intercourse (thro’ a long win- ter and part of the spring) to receive a number of letters and was were much pleased with finding among them one from thee. - and may tell thee and dear sister, tho’ we are far seperated from the bosom of society, partaking of many hours of retirement that formerly we