ready to give a good advice indeed few, if any, could come up to her in that. She parted this life on the 24th of April after a short but severe illness (I mean in the end, for she has been long ailing). A fortnight before her death mortification took place. She did not speak of much pain. Mrs Coll Fraser & her sister Miss Campbell wrote me that it was most beautiful to witness the Christian like riseyination with which she bore all sufferings. Her end was most peaceful, calm and resigned. She spoak with much affection of us all, you & I believe myself in particular. She had not much