discouraged. * * * Here is ignorance to be instructed; a
race who needs to be helped up to higher planes of thought and
action; and whether we are hindered or helped, we should try to
be true to the commission God has written upon our souls. As far
as the colored people are concerned, they are beginning to get
homes for themselves and depositing money in Bank. They have
hundreds of homes in Kentucky. There is progress in Tennessee,
and even in this State while a number have been leaving, some
who stay seem to be getting along prosperously. In Augusta
colored persons are in the Revenue Office and Post Office. I
have just been having some good meetings there. Some of my
meetings pay me poorly; but I have a chance to instruct and
visit among the people and talk to their Sunday-schools and
day-schools also. Of course I do not pretend that all are saving
money or getting homes. I rather think from what I hear that the
interest of the grown-up people in getting education has
somewhat subsided, owing, perhaps, in a measure, to the novelty
having worn off and the absorption or rather direction of the
mind to other matters. Still I don't think that I have visited
scarcely a place since last August where there was no desire for
a teacher; and Mr. Fidler, who is a Captain or Colonel, thought
some time since that there were more colored than white who were
learning or had learned to read. There has been quite an amount
of violence and trouble in the State; but we have the military
here, and if they can keep Georgia out of the Union about a year
or two longer, and the colored people continue to live as they
have been doing, from what I hear, perhaps these rebels will
learn a little more sense. I have been in Atlanta for some time,
but did not stay until the Legislature was organized; but I was
there when colored members returned and took their seats. It was
rather a stormy time in the House; but no blood was shed. Since
then there has been some 'sticking;' but I don't think any of
the colored ones were in it."

In the neighborhood of Eufaula, Ala., in December, 1870, Mrs. Harper did
a good work, as may be seen from the following extract taken from a
letter, dated December 9th:

"Last evening I visited one of the plantations, and had an
interesting time. Oh, how warm was the welcome! I