Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-11-07
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TOUCHING AND INTERESTING LETTER.
VIM Lseman, one OF the abolltionists who
was shot on Monday by the citizens at Harpers
Ferry, While he was attempting to escape by
swimming the river, was native Of Hallow
ell, NAME: On his body was found letter
from ms SISTER, signed his 'ever affectionate
slster-LIzzie After asking it he ever again
expects TO see the loved ones at home, the
lelier continues =
40 not IKE 10 write so dlseouraging to
you, brother, but If you knew how much we
wanted you to come home, you would not
blame US for writing such letters Would you
come nome II you had the money to come
would be unspeakably happy if it were in my
power to send you money, but we have been
very poor this winter. Matte has had
very good place, where she has had seventy
nVe cents week; she has not spent any of
II IN the family, only very little Tor mother
rather mas mad very small pay but think he
has more now; he is Waterman on the Eastern
Queeh' tnat runs from mere to Boston. should
nave worked IN the straw factory at Natick
TINS winter had mother been well. Matte has
lett her place, ana talks OF working IN the mill,
out she VIII not II she can possibly do any
thlng else.
10 NOT thlnk you would know mother; she
is very poor; she does not look like our moth
err we try TO make her as comfortable as we
can she has everything that she wants the
1olks IN tins place have been so very kind to
us-our nelghbors, too 1t seems as though
they coulu not 40 100 mucn: rather says he
wants you % come nome, II you have to go
back again. An my dear brother, you can
never KNOW "oV mach your 1olKs want you to
come nome
NY dear Drotaer-l want you to be sure
ana write olteh' ana as soon as you receive
tliis, ior we are 50 very ANXIOUS Wheh you
uon why oh! uear pIoti'er' nope you
ue as Soou as you were when you went from
your iio'he, anu ""oO YOU are lor you "ould
not 40 anything wrong
c.
iAoiE AND ooMMoN SENSE IN fAkMING.-
, Every man seems 10 carry around win nm
kiiiI Oh iioral thermometer IN the gulse winch
ne chooses 10 wear, ey whlch other men IN
SunctlVeiy settie the rank ana place IN the
scale Oh humanity 10 "hlch ne should De as
slsheu' LII 'ue man we uetect at once the
snug anu careful husDahulnan NO matter II
Ills carp Is course, II Is suitable ana orderly,
ana III MS person always clean and wholesome;
ne pears hlihsel1 as II he had something IN
hl"iSeii "oltn 'ahliiS care OIL III announcer, we
see man ouc aI me eipows' sloVehly IN ms
hiol's, louhslLs III MS gan, anu repuislVe IN
MS auuress' IL Is hot dlnerehce IN wealth,
OF euucatioh' or ianliy that makes the con-
trast out something deeper and more essen
tlal;
uIalit you please, tnat man may be
soou clli%eil anu d kIilu helghoor, ana yet i've
WIN every 'hihg III nnuss around nm But
VINO ever went by such man S door without
settihg nm down, he dld not know him, as
%course anu vulgar man, or lazy and shit
less one
oh the other hand, no matter now humble
may oe us ROOF, and PLAN ana unadorned its
exterior II one sees neatness and order around
farmer dwelllng with green clean yard
IN 'front.', ana 1t may be, a tree OF his own
pianIhg IN one corner, ana rose or lilac In
another, ne goes to 1t IN the assurance OF meet
ing ciVll welcome, and II he needs kind