And had A good council they renderd me some assistance
I wrote A letter to Orson Pratt And spoke of L. O. Littlefield
case And of others in England I walked out in the
evening with the Brethren & spent the night with Br Cart-
wright. 35 m[iles]

October 17, 1848 ~ Tuesday

17^th I had an Interview with Br Hollister A few moments
in the morning made me A present to Assist me in my
necessities. I took boat & went to Norwalk Ct And called
upon Mr Valentine Merrill & spent the night distance 45 m

October 18, 1848 ~ Wednesday

18^th I wrote three Letters one to Br David Bishop
one to Smith Tuttle And one to Phebe W. Woodruff I wrote
10 verses of poetry in Mrs Woodruff letter 8 hours intervened
between writing the 5 and 6^th verses during which time I went
ofut with Mr Merrill in an open row boat to get oysters we were caught
in A gale of wind & rain blown off from shore was picked up by
A four ton sloop & carried to land while going in we carried
away our gib twice came near runing onto the rocks but we got in
in safety with no other damage but being drenched with rain
the reward of which was A plenty of oysters for supper After
getting through my oyster supper I wrot the last 5 verses
And retired to rest for the night. The verses above alluded
to will be found on the following page. The following is all^so^ an
extract from my letter to my wife

I have been much blessed with the spirit of God since I saw you
I have felt more of the presence and power of God with me than
I expected to have enjoyed on this eastern mission. I have felt
that some one has prayed much for me of late. I wonder if it
was Phebe I know you pray much for me I feel its power
And prize it much. I have never felt such A desire to prove
worthy of your confidence and trust, shun evry appearance of
evil, keep out of the path of all temptation, And do right
in all things as I have of late. I have had much of the
spirit of secret prayer, have poured out my soul in suppli-
cation before God with tears of Joy, while the visions of my
mind have been open at times to see clearly my duty to my
God to my wife and children, to the Saints And world at large
I have also seen of late the Awful certain judgments of
God which like a gathering storm are ready to burst upon the
whole gentile world esspecially this Nations, who have herd the
sound of the gospel, rejected it with all the testimony of the
servents of God, Have stoned And killed the Prophets anre
drunk with the Blood of marters And Saints And At last have
driven the entire Church & kindgdom of God with the priesthood
And keys of eternal life & salvation out of their midst into the
wilderness & the mountains of Israel And by so doing have
turned the last key which seals their condemnation which
lingereth not And their damnation which slumbereth not
therefore they cannot escape. Not ownly the Holy Ghost but
that portion of the spirit of God that enlighteneth evry man
that cometh into the world, like A faithful embassador has finished
his work And is rapidly taking its flight from Gentile America
and wo, wo, wo is their DOOM

and had a good council they renderd me some assistance [FIGURE] I wrote a letter to Orson Pratt and spoke of L. O. Littlefield case and of others in England I walked out in the evening with the Brethres & spent the night with Br Cartwright. 35 m

October 17, 1848 ~ Tuesday

17th I had an Interview with Br Hollister a few moments in the morning made me a present to assist me in my necessities, I took boat & went to Norwalk ct and called upon Mr Valentine Merrill & spent the night distance 45 m

October 18, 1848 ~ Wednesday

18th FIGURES I wrote three Letters one to Br David Bishop one to Smith Tuttle and one to Phebe W. Woodruff I wrote 10 verses of Poetry in Mrs Woodruff letter 8 hours intervened between writing the 5 and 6th verses during which time I went out with Mr Merrill in an open row boat to get oysters we were caught in a gale of wind & rain blown off from shore was picked up by a four ton sloop & carried to land while going in we carried away our gib twice came near runing onto the rocks but we got in in safety with no other damage but being drenched with rain the reward of which was a plenty of Oysters for supper After getting through my Oyster supper I wrot the last 5 verses and retired to rest for the night. The verses above alluded to will be found on the following page. The following is allso an extract from my letter to my wife

I have been much blessed with the spirit of God since I saw you I have felt more of the presence and Power of God with me than I expected to have enjoyed on this eastern mission. I have felt that some one has prayed much for me of late, I wonder if it was Phebe I know you pray much for me I feel its power and prize it much. I have never felt such a desire to prove worthy of your Confidence and trust, shun evry appearance of evil, keep out of the path of all temptation, and do right in all things as I have of late. I have had much of the spirit of Secret Prayer, have poured out my soul in supplication before God with tears of Joy, while the visions of my mind have been open at times to see clearly my duty to my God to my Wife and Children, to the Saints and world at large I have also seen of late the awful certain judgments of God which like a gathering storm are ready to burst upon the whole gentile world esspecially this Nations, who have herd the sound of the gospel, rejected it with all the testimony of the servents of God, have stoned and killed the Prophets are drunk with the blood of marters and Saints and at last have driven the entire church & kingdom of God with the Priesthood and Keys of eternal life & salvation out of their midst into the wilderness & the mountains of Israel and by so doing have turned the last key which seals their condemnation which lingereth not and their damnation which slumbereth not therefore they cannot escape. Not ownly the Holy Ghost but that portion of the spirit of God that enlighteneth evry man that cometh into the world, like a faithful embassador has finished his work and is rapidly taking its flight from Gentile America and wo, wo, wo is their DOOM