Bidwell's station Octr 6 1851 You will fancy pet that I am going to make up for past negligence by quite overwhelming you with letters from Wairarapa but I cannot allow any opportunity to pass without expressing to you how much happier I now feel than I did before we were married. My heart is now securely fixed on an object it loves and I have reason to hope that through life you will have frequent opportunities of proving that my regard for you is not of such an ordinary or transient nature as to occasion any neglect for your happiness and welfare. Sincerely so I trust that our marriage will be one of lasting happiness to both of us as long as it is the Almighty's pleasure to spare our lives in the enjoyment of each other's company. The rains have been so severe and heavy that I have not been able to cross rivers or proceed on my journey today. The Bidwell's are excessively kind and their house is most comfortable for the bush with abundance of eggs, butter, fresh milk, turkeys, geese, ducks, and