\"Youchargemetowriteaboutmyself。WhatcanIsayonthatprecioustopic？Myhealthisprettygood。Myspiritsarenotalwaysalike。Nothinghappenstome。Ihopeandexpectlittleinthisworld，andamthankfulthatIdonotdespondandsuffermore。Thankyouforinquiringafterouroldservant；sheisprettywell；thelittleshawl，etc。，pleasedhermuch。Papalikewise，Iamgladtosay，isprettywell；withhisandmykindestregardstoyouandMr。Gaskell——Believemesincerelyandaffectionatelyyours，C。BRONTE。\"
Beforetheautumnwasfaradvanced，theusualeffectsofhersolitarylife，andoftheunhealthysituationofHaworthParsonage，begantoappearintheformofsickheadaches，andmiserable，starting，wakefulnights。Shedoesnotdwellonthisinherletters；butthereisanabsenceofallcheerfulnessoftone，andanoccasionalsentenceforcedoutofher，whichimplyfarmorethanmanywordscouldsay。TherewasillnessallthroughtheParsonagehousehold——takingitsaccustomedformsoflingeringinfluenzaandlowfever；sheherselfwasoutwardlythestrongestofthefamily，andalldomesticexertionfellforatimeuponhershoulders。
TOW。S。WILLIAMS，ESQ。
\"Sept。26th。
\"AsIlaiddownyourletter，afterreadingwithinterestthegraphicaccountitgivesofaverystrikingscene，Icouldnothelpfeelingwithrenewedforceatruth，triteenough，yeteverimpressive；viz。，thatitisgoodtobeattractedoutofourselves——tobeforcedtotakeanearviewofthesufferings，theprivations，theefforts，thedifficultiesofothers。Ifweourselvesliveinfulnessofcontent，itiswelltoberemindedthatthousandsofourfellow-creaturesundergoadifferentlot；