without any difficulty. He advised me to go to Wheeling, remain there over night, and in the morning take the stage, which goes directly past Joseph Mead's house. I gladly followed his advice, and now I am here, stopping at the Grant House.

I have been called to breakfast, my trunk must be ready, and the stage is to start in an hour from this time. With much love to all my friends, thy affectionate husband,

SAMUEL J. LEVICK.

To JANE F. LEVICK.

MT. PLEASANT, Ohio, Eighth Month 29th, 1866.

My Dear Daughter:-It is now more than a week since I left my home, with its dear ones, the thoughts of whom fill my heart, and my secret prayers often arise to my Heavenly Father, that preservation may be extended unto you all.

Two sessions of the Yearly Meeting have been held, and now (Fourth-day morning) we are to have a meeting for worship. Since I wrote to you at Lloydsville, I have had a very interesting time among Friends and others. On Sixthday evening last I attended an appointed meeting in the Methodist Meeting-house, at St. Clairsville. It was a season of Divine favor, such as it has not often been my lot to experience. The people appeared very tender, and expressed a desire that my lot might be cast among them again.

While in St. Clairsville we were entertained at the home

of Jane Edgerton, who is a relative of brother John C. Lester's, being the daughter of Issachar Foulke, who removed to Ohio, from Richland, many years ago. When I went to her house I did not know of this relationship.

The

On Seventh-day morning, Benjamin Tomlinson and myself left St. Clairsville, on horseback; the horses having been provided for us by Samuel Tomlinson, the Friend at whose house we are now stopping. The distance was over ten miles, and the road such a one as thou never saw. hills very, very steep, and the great rain that occurred a few weeks ago has made them almost impassable for equestrians. We got through safely, however, and arrived at Mt. Pleasant in time to attend the Select Yearly Meeting. A small one it was; and to me a very trying one. I obtained very little relief from expression-a great contrast with the meeting held the evening before. Returned to S. T.'s, and on Firstday morning attended a large meeting in the old meetinghouse at Mt. Pleasant, where formerly had stood many of the noted ones among Friends, but now they are gone. In the afternoon had an appointed meeting for Friends and others; and the invitation was extended to "Orthodox" Friends, some of whom were in attendance. Of this number was Caroline E. Talbot, who spoke most interestingly. She is a dear Friend, and so sweet-spirited. She wanted to take me home with her, but I did not go then.

We have, at Yearly Meeting, the company of Bennet S. Walters and Nathan Thomas, from Iowa; Rebecca John

and Chas. Teas and wife, from our own Yearly Meeting, and several other Friends. The burden of the word has rested principally on myself in the public meetings, which have been comfortable. Last evening I had an appointed meeting about two miles from my lodgings, at a place called Berg, or Hole in the Ground. The company was an interesting one, and the Word flowed freely toward them. We were baptized deeply together, and the meeting closed under a solemn feeling.

I often experience a deep sense of outward loneliness, and at times feel almost discouraged by the prospect of the work that is before me.

Write to me at Barnesville, Belmont Co., Ohio; after that at Columbus, and still later at Springfield. I have not yet heard from you. I am getting along right well as to the body.

With a great deal of love, thy father, affectionately, SAMUEL J. LEVICK.

To LEWIS J. LEVICK.

ROCHESTER, Penna., Ninth Month 1st, 1866.

My Dear Son-We arrived here safely, and have to wait for the cars to take us to New Brighton, where a meeting has been appointed, at my request, for this afternoon. We left Wheeling, Va., this morning, having had a meeting there last evening in a Presbyterian house of worship. I