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of confirmation.
Though we were not with her at the time, the remembrance she left behind her with a few friends, leads us to believe that there existed a feeling of Christian fellowship between her and the little flock in <placename>Salem</placename>, with which <add>she</add> was connected, which affords a pleasing recollection to her surviving relatives.
Owing to circumstances her return home, was thought desirable by her parents, she having a large family also required her assistance. Beautiful instances might be given of her now chastened <gap></gap> in the society of her parents <gap></gap> friends, and her deep <gap></gap>
for the wellfare of her brothers + sisters.
The Sabbath services were enjoyed with a keener relish; never had home been so sweet, or <add>did</add> the wishes of her parents meet with such a warm response <add>as</add> at this time, for it was her delight to do everything in her power to assist them in their various duties, as long as her health would permit.
In <date>December 1853</date> she took a violent cold + cough, which never left her, but gradually brought on the beginning disease which terminated her life.
Owing to the <note>familiar</note> nature of her complaint, she always <gap></gap> the <gap></gap> that she was better which her