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[MS 916]

your last that you and yours are in good
health and especially that you were mindful of that
hand which had so long been afflicting your guilty
land with drought "Is there evil in that city and I have
not done it" and I am sure that you will not
forget that you yourself have also a share in the
guilt as well as in the punishment. I do not forget
myself my d^r friend when writing for I do feel that I
have especially need of the rod to keep me in the path

I am happy to say that through the tender Mercy
of our heavenly Father we are all pretty well I think
I mentioned to you in my last the death of my
Youngest and that all our Children had suffered
much from the hooping Cough they are quite
recovered and are as well as usual. Our schools
continue I hope to improve we had a very -
interesting meeting in December with all the
Schools at Parkin, where several specimens of work
were exhibited by boys and Girls which did them
much credit We as usual continue [our? ?]
among the Native and find their behaviour pretty

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good and are sometimes attentive to the instruc
tion offered them.

You will probably hear of the Massacre
of some of the [Hawes?] crew by the New Zealanders
which will afford you a specimen of their threachery

Excuse this hasty scribble and except [accept] of
our very kind regards, to M^rs Hassall Mrs Clarke sends
her kind love

and believe me
My dear friend
Yours very Sincerely
George Clarke

PS Remember me very kindly to dr M^rs Marsden
and all your family and also to William & Ruth