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From Jugge INomsoa 10 Mary STARS.
Ms CaDnfagksrm
Rlnghamton. Bioome Co. NJ ys
vi February 2S. ISta
Mfs. Misty CAaning - Nj earliest
and most beloved fFiedds- Mr. Rea's let
yer oithe 29ih November. 1911. did mel
reach me until The 81 ol February. 1912
10 two day sAfter itcame 10 hand Irenls-
ted ID nv iiiend Jnhn Johnston, Esq nl
The city Of Mex York, giO sterling. far
Thy immediate relief. Which be whites 10
me be has done, | was truly happy ,tp
leaFnthat thseMss still numbered wish
The living; bui ! Was much distressed 10
think bow noeh Thy feelings must hare
been woundeaby the humiiiaiions THE
has been compelled II subgnil!o. Thee.
did me Justice in believing that II knew
| thy distress. would Be willing to assist
thee and Cannot express how much |
am, indebted loshee lof the present caiss
- But, my dear Mary. Why was Thy kitu-
ton mol made known TO me tweniy years
Dago' How happy il would made me 40
have averted from the woman have ever
loved above all others, the distress rand
notifications she has undergone. 1T
wounds my feelings extremely 10 think
hat thee has become she pensioner Of aa
aimshouse, II must not continue S..
Would 925 annually enable thee 70 re-
move into thine oen rented house, ard
support thee, ID any thing like comloFt!
That sum ! sans wlthou, curlailipg
the comforts ofiuy family. Myscircura
stances for The last forty years have been
easy. out never very ilch. | E;se thee
my history A few ouths after paFt.
Fed with Thee in LiveTpeol,G married. into
"a Quaker family in the STATE Of Nee
kYolk ard commahced farming. my oNn
Iheehold. 10 six Or eight years, perteiv,
ing that there waa 20 probability of ny
having family Of children, disfosgd
Of my property near 10 New York, Ioez
ted myself il the State of PeQnsylvauia,
where for thirty years | Employed myself
lin experimenting my farm. "a large orc
and 10 dischugng The duties 81 Magis.
ttaie and Judge q the Court 81 Common
Pleas. in SusqnehaDaa county. ] liad
no desire 10 Be very rich, and The bentpi
my own inind rather disposed me TO .lilaf-
aIy pursuits. which now afferd my prsa.
ciPal enjoyment. Same years since: |
sent 10 Galloway for my sister, her hts
.band and her three daughters. theft hes.
lshanls and IiaAir liAasa Az l4-4..t al 81
whom are now set.lad on three valuable
farms, with stock AMI every hing thay
can reasonably want. II they are ird;s-
,rious and pruden.fthey, and Their dfseesn-
dants are placed where, ifp5yerty reaches
Them. il will be thfir ov'n faGit.
NV sister deeeasedjta few weeks SINCE,
aged so yesrs. Ia 1896 my wife deoess.
ed. She condded Is my protection an
aged maiden. her isles who haa lIy.
ediaith rs IS years, also hsr niece, a
gifl Of IL years. WHICH SIZE had adopted
! b atriee The old ipailen, and aomessic
matters were CONDUCTED Wilhon, change.
Becoming iafFiD. ! sola ms farm. agd
nov reside near Biaghamton, l7OImilas
frpn New Fsfk city. AAile live thee
shall have e25 annually, On December.
which MI Johnston VIII remit; ard
have made codieeI to inywilI by |whish
fihee will receive 900. Should nv lice,
however. be spared fer alew years. wsIl
remit that sum 10 thee myself. II tie
interest Of g600. say.e3o. would stfppsf;
thee in cou,foft. the principal sum- ori .
fpart Of il, would put tito Thy power 10 re;
warddhy du.iiul Child, Who has totegops
opportunities. do doubt, ol beHering her
conditional ordsr rs vat oD aud enmf9Ii
her aged parent When last saw thEe.
thee> had three children. son id Sect.
land. and Two daughters with thee .oae
abpu, three yesfs Oh. | think pagnld
Mary, and The o.her babe in iherradfe.
How many oilhy cElldren grew |up +
What year did Captain Cunningham Assi
+ ihiak thee said hewasF then Ia MAfii.is
llne. II yonr hand has become unsteady
Get some enc ID .wriie ne fcr thee. AID
give me history Of all thy trppbles.
Are thy brothers and sisters yet alive
- :
j am now IN ny seventy sixth year,
and well remember there was bul lew
months. difference Id our ages. hoTe.
my dear Mary, ,bat4lhee. will believe nd
70 write in clnceriiy and ruth when |
say ,sthai thee has conferred % me an obE
| legation, that / can never repay, BY CALI
Ing upon me 10 lily distress. Had4 known
whereabouts thee vas 10 be found, the
call would not haye been waited foe.
Had known thy situation twenty years
ago, how much hanlillaiion would have
been spared thee. 0oreceiPt olthis gise
me long letter d. return and write y
me eyery three months. Address, Wms
Tnomson. Esq. BinghanlloD, Broone
County, State oi New York. Pulshy let
IIer 10 packet. sor steamship Bag, dsg
or two before The ais Disabling, ard w1s
receive tin about three weeks. Farce
kwelI, <fD5 dear Mary; and eelieys me 70
be- al this jnofpepi d sincerely thy
ltriend as When We we're fooilng PIP ne
Bar hill togeiher, Oh OUT y ay from school
With seniisnenlssef love and Affection IN.
changed, / remain ibiae ever,
| WlELlAM Thomson.
One is at a loss whether nosito admire
The ia!ia at Mary Sharpe 10 her old schoo
fellow. Of whom she cad moi heard fol
fcriy years, 81 the answering truth o
tbaf aneisn; friend.
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