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Miracles in My Life - J. N. Loughborough

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at our lodg<strong>in</strong>g house and wishes to speak with<br />

you."<br />

"And his name is William Hunt," I said, "with<br />

whom I have been correspond<strong>in</strong>g s<strong>in</strong>ce July,<br />

1869."<br />

"I am the man," responded the stranger. "I have<br />

come to spend a few days here before leav<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

United States."<br />

He stayed at Bloomfield five days, and before<br />

leav<strong>in</strong>g asked for a set of charts, and any books he<br />

might not already have. He said, "I'm go<strong>in</strong>g to sail<br />

for New Zealand, and if th<strong>in</strong>gs do not open up<br />

there, I shall go to the diamond m<strong>in</strong>es of South<br />

Africa."[4]<br />

After pay<strong>in</strong>g for the charts, he handed me a tendollar<br />

gold piece as a present, say<strong>in</strong>g, "I shall<br />

probably never see you aga<strong>in</strong>, but you will hear<br />

from me after a while. I shall, by the Lord's help,<br />

ever faithfully obey the truth."<br />

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