Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-23

reduced to but enc cent to purchase food
with. She asks him to send her some
money with which to redeem her chain, &c,
&c. Poor woman. Her heart will break
when she learns the truth about her son.
letter dated Newark, November 24th,
1862, signed by n. A williams, who appears
to be female friend Of the family, was re-
eeived by the young man at Buffalo. Itsays
his mother has been very sick and miserable,
with nc one to take care Of her. We quote
"she took severe cold going back and
forth to the shop to work. She is better
now. She was taken similar to last fall
You remember. She was SO glad TO hear
the package had reached you safe-poor
thing. She took so mneh pains to 6x things
so nice for you. She sat up one night fixing
those pads to keep yon from taking cold, and
she thinks so much Of your comfort. think
she is one Of the best mothers that ever
lived. You wanted
to know about Pinkey. She is we'll and says
that she is all the company she has now
Your father has been ordered back to his
regiment, and your mother has not received
one cent of money from him. He has not
got his pay, and can't send her money. All
she has 70 live on is what she earns at the
shop. You must
take good care ofyourself for I think 4 great
deal Of you and want to see you proper and
be a good man. Oh, my dear boy, how re-
joiced your mother was to hear you say you
didn't forget to pray night and morning
Keep the good way and don't get led astray."
The letter closes with an exhortatiOn to
him to lead christian life.
The following letter is from Mrs. Williams
and was sent to Buffalo.
NEWARK, Dee. 20, 1862.
Ny DEAR THEODORE ~ sit down to write
you few lines, thinking you would perhaps
like to hear from home. Your mother re-
ceived a letter sent by you through express
She felt very glad to hear from you, but felt
SO sorry to hear you was suffering with fell
on. Your mother feels. bad because you
have left Canada, for fear you are laying idle.
I think you had better 90 back if you don't
get more than your bread. It is none of my
business, but what say say it for your
own good. Your mother don't know that I
am writing this, but am told almost every
day that they are on tho lookout for desert
ers. THE writer records the capture Of
deserter " up in York State" who was sent
to the Rip Raps and put at hard labOr.) If
you stay in Buffalo you may be caught, and
as you had such good luck and by the help
of God to get away, pray keep yourself out
of the way of those bloodhounds.
Your poor mother has crying spell when
sh thinks how you have been separated from
her, and feel go sorry for her, she has to
work so hard to get along, for she got no
money from your father. She makes herself
sick. hope you are still walking in the
ways Of God and look to him for every good
and perfect gift. When our earthly
friends forsake us He will take us up if we
look to Him and if you will get the roots of
dandelion and the hearts of mullen and some
catnip, and boil in sweet milk until soft and
then thieken it with wheat -four it will make
a poultice that will be good for your felon.
Your true and well-Wishing friend,
N. A. WILLIAMS.