Our Climie Ancestors (continued)

(Continuing portions of the letter from John Climie (February 1821), in Ontario, Canada, to his brother, Andrew, still in Scotland.)
"The families are left in a village, while the husbands are sent away to view their land, at a distance of 15 or 30 miles farther up the country. . . .
"Lying in a wigwam, and nothing but a blanket about you, and perhaps not a change of clothes for two or three weeks, and all this time absent from your wife and children, until our houses are up; and carrying provisions on your back for about three months; and, worst of all, separated from religious society. . . .
"I have got up my house, which is 16 feet by 20, and two stooped beds, of my own making, and a case for my library, and a shelf for the dishes. We hope you will bring a good supply of them with you, for they are a dear article here. . . .
". . . .will you still say, America is not for us? Surely not; and to tell you more. . . .we in this Concession have formed ourselves into a religious society, and two of our number are appointed to lead the worship; and we intend to meet in our several houses, till we get a house built for the purpose. . . .Books of a religious nature are of great value here, to a sober mind, for there are troubles here as well as at home."