Havingestablishedmyselfinmyowncountry，Ididnotforgettoletoldfriendsknowwheretheymightfindme。AmongthosetowhomIwrotewasanothercolleagueofpastyears，whostillheldhismedicalappointmentintheprison。WhenIreceivedthedoctor’sreply，itinclosedaletterdirectedtomeatmyoldquartersintheGovernor’srooms。WhocouldpossiblyhavesentalettertoanaddresswhichIhadleftfiveyearssince？MycorrespondentprovedtobenolessapersonthantheCongregationalMinister——thefriendwhomIhadestrangedfrommebythetoneinwhichIhadwrittentohim，onthelong—pastoccasionofhiswife’sdeath。
Itwasadistressinglettertoread。Ibegpermissiontogiveonlythesubstanceofitinthisplace。
Entreatingme，withtouchingexpressionsofhumilityandsorrow，toforgivehislongsilence，thewriterappealedtomyfriendlyremembranceofhim。Hewasinsoreneedofcounsel，underseriousdifficulties；andIwastheonlypersontowhomhecouldapplyforhelp。Inthedisorderedstateofhishealthatthattime，heventuredtohopethatIwouldvisithimathispresentplaceofabode，andwouldlethimhavethehappinessofseeingmeasspeedilyaspossible。Heconcludedwiththisextraordinarypostscript：
\"Whenyouseemydaughters，saynothingtoeitherofthemwhichrelates，inanyway，tothesubjectoftheirages。Youshallhearwhywhenwemeet。\"
Thereadingofthisletternaturallyremindedmeoftheclaimswhichmyfriend’snobleconducthadestablishedonmyadmirationandrespect，atthepasttimewhenwemetintheprison。Icouldnothesitatetogranthisrequest——strangelyasitwasexpressed，anddoubtfulastheprospectappearedtobeofmyansweringtheexpectationswhichhehadfoundedontherenewalofourintercourse。Answeringhisletterbytelegraph，Ipromisedtobewithhimonthenextday。