The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1888-03-01
An Old Letter.

} letter, as the date will show. I
Henry Fink, then of Chillicothe
now of Good Hope township, pei
haps the oldest man in the cour
. ty. The letter is interesting i
some paper making details, bn
is peculiarly enjoyable IN th
tender expression of friendship
The writer and MIR. Fink wer
paper makers. The paper Of
which the letter is written i
hand made, and the ink is a
black and fresh looking as thougI
written yesterday:
BRANDYwINE PAPER MILLS,
- Jan. 9th, 1877. J
Ny Good Friend
Your letter of the 30th Of Novembe
last, / recei we'd 4 or weeks past, sine
when l have been so much engaged II
settling up accounts. and being likewis
unwell for two or three weeks. | cOult
not find time to reply to it earlier.
The present it contained | shall priz'
highly from the motive it was given anC
for the givers sake.
1t was with much pleasure peraset
that part of it in which you inform me
that you are TO have the entire man
agement of the mill, with an income
that will not only afford yen comfort
able support, but with the good man.
asement and economy OF yourself auC
wife, will admit of your laying by g
small amount weekly for any unseer
event that arise. and to educate your
children as they groF up, and if We are
to judge from what has already taken
place, it appears that you are to have
an extra allowance of them. l sincere
ly hope they may prove q blessing to
yon and their mother.
1t gave me much pleasure TO learn
that L. Earle and her daughters are So
com iortably situated with you and from
the wages you mention that the girls
receive, they caunot f,il TO do well an
de- he charge of so good parent.
We are now going on tolerable well
with business here, making all the pa
per we possibly can, never stopping un-
less on account of foul water or from a
scanty of it, and making nearly alto
gether fine work, we Consume about
40G0 lbs. of rags weekly.
We are now paying from Sl2 TO Sl4
per cwt. for tolerable good finis; !; mixed
rags believe command from $3.50 to
81 per cwt. ii Philadelphia. We do
not purchase any except fines, un less
now and then few bales Of imported
thirds to make ptg. papers.
The old mill still remains unbuilt,
but l hope that tie business will yet ad
NIT Of its restoration TO its fol mer state
l feel the loss of it very much, having
Tor so many years been an inmate of it.
The preservation of Orr home l in
deed consider providential event.
The fire took place about o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, and owing to a
great press of work at the machine and
in the lofts, the men we're not done but
few minutes before the fire was dis
covered. Had they quit n. the usual
time, ) o'clock, 10 all probability the
most of them would have been in Will
mington or somewhere from the place,
and it was only by the great exertions
mady by every man, woman and L may
say children on the place, taad by none
more than Mrs Earles and daughters),
that it vas extinguished. | shall ever
feel very grateful to them for the exer-
tions they ma1e and which SO happily
succeeded.
The shock my feelings sustains by
the loss Of the mill and the danger the
holse was in, l have not yet recovered
from, nor shall | very soon do it the
very mention of fire, or any unusual
noise agirates me. But trials and mi
fortunes in this life are the lot of all
mortals, and il j. was not ior the hope
of an existence of the world to come,
lite here. indeed. would not be worth
But Hope buoys US up un
der our Affections.
Hope humbly then; with trembling pin
ions soar
Wait the great teacher, death, and God
adore;
What future bliss lie gives rot us to know,
But gives that hope, to be our blessing
now.
1 icel much obliged to you and your
wife for the kind Sentiments You ex-
press toward me, and be assured that it
would atford me much pleasure to see
you all. and il l could leave the bust
ness here 1t would give me much salts
faction to take an excursion TO the
western country and spend short time
with you, and descend the rivers to New
Orleans and return by sea. 1t would
require two or three months to do it,
and that amount of time cannot COM
mand. No doubt it would prove Of
great advantage to my health, which is
mol by any means good.
l hope the little boy You have named
after me thrives well, and sincerely do
hope that he may live to be source
of Hereafter pleasure and comfort to |
he declining years of his parents Il
Some day, If we should both be spared,
hope to see him. If an opportunity |
offers l Shall do myself the pleasure Of
sending you some small tritle for him,
so that he may not forget as he grows |
Up who he was named after. There is
low three G. G's. in the western conn
ry. and one here, a nephew lately born,
20 that my name is not likely to became |
even if [ continue a life of eel
bacy, which it is most probable shall
10.
Remember me most kindly to Mrs.
Earle and her daughters, and say to
Ter that il she ever thinks it would be
o advantage and comfort of herself
md children to return TO Brandywine,
situation will always be open Lor her.
t was regret We parted with them, but
Ioped it was for the best, and still
Iope so. OF course | shall be glad to
lear from yoa whenever it may be ceu-
enient for you to write.
Remember me to your good wife and
title ones, and believe me.
Very Truly Your Friend,
GEO. GREATRAKE.