he is to popular for to be bothered for one that was placed as I was never mind it is all right now In this day of time when a man has lived in himself for the period of eight & twenty years he must come to know where to stand and on what ground one thing is certain that he will have found a secred of this world, humbug. man is the subject form and style of the sun let him travel he is going to see the world and at the commencement he begins to play his part and as one day followes another his mind becomes enlarged, not heeding evil influences because he does not always see them and when he has fallen he gives away to dispair in looking over over some of the reading matter I find many ways in which / evry man plays his part in all kinds of labour both [?] and idle humbugrey, and shows the world to be a matter of existence, and every man goes to fill it up what is the world, nothing, but a compound of many things, to live, see and certainly, evry man has his share, either long or short, and when he has finished he goes away, and is forgotten his place is known no more because it is [?] occupied. that is world vanity is the one that holds it with a grip of firm hands of delusion which will not break it seace to be [?] that will be [?] no one does the form of principle and description fill the remaining parts of humbug, meaning the word, or that world, it is there no more no less. a man does all he can he has occupied whole / his world, but he is destried, his existence is fallen when he becomes known he has seacesed to be this is all contention, and who says nary he who has not been idle, who is he, Master. the master is strong and his arm is of an Ironwill given and taken away at pleasure Dear Ann you may think it it strange why I have written you such Ideas as these but you may find them of great use to you if you can understand them it is a benefit to your composition they will help you to subject and bring your mind to the wonderings of a life where a man plays his part it is the best help I can give you now I will try and give you another subject pretty soon. I thank you all for your kind letter / and also give you another which is of more interest in return for yours.

 

            I must close now as I have no more to write please to remember me to those who inquire and share to yourselves my best love

 

                                                From your Affectionate

                                                Nephew           Cousin

 

                                                            William P Hall

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