Year: 1875

could stay " then ieit oetIet "a III e'''
had done in my life, Tor hal given Mr
"A lair start with me & now didn't
fear no one giving me back cap (ex-
posing his pas; lite) & &running me oil The
iob-the next morning he called me- into
the library & gave me another sqiire
talk. and advised ne TO study some every
day. & he would help me one or , hours
every mite. aud he gave me arithmetic
spelling book, a geography, " writ
ing book. x he hers me every niie-he
lets me come into the house to prayers
every morning and got me put in a bible
class in the sunday school which likes
very much for il helps me to understand
nv bible better-Now, Charlie the j
months on the square are mp months
ago. & as you said it is the best job ever
did in my lie & commenced another ot
the same SOFT rightaway only 1t - 10 TOD
belplng me to last lie time Charlie --
i wrote this letter to tell you do think
God has forgiven my sins x herd your
PRAYERS. for You told me you should pray
for me- no love 10 read his word K
tell him all my trouble < he helps me /
know tor have plenty OF chances to steal
but don't feel to "a once did * no"
take more pleasure in going TO church
than TO the theatre IL that wasn't so once
our minister and others often talk win
me aud . month ago they wanted me TO
ioin the chmch. bat said no not now.
may he mistaken in my feelings. viii
wait awhile. but now feel that God has
called me Il on the first sunday IN Juiy
will Join the church-dear friend wish
could write to YOU Us feel, but cant 10
il yet-you 10 learned to read and write
while in prison X aint got well enough
along to wiite Is ! would talk: no
amt spelled al the words rite in this "
lots ol other mistakes but you Will eN
cuse it no, for you no was brought up
in poor house until run away, X that
never new who my father and mother
was II don't no my rite name, acd rhope
you wont be mad at me, but have ~
much rite 70 one name as another &
have taken your name, for you wont use
it when you get out no & you ara The
man think most of in the world; so
hope you wont be mad am doing
well put SO a month in the bank with
S2j OF the Sj0--ii you ever want any or
all of il let me know, X il Is yours.
wish you would let me send you some
now. send you with this receipt for
Littles Living Age. didn't know what
you would like IL told Mr. - IL he
said he thought you would like it wish
was near you so could send yOn chuck
(relreshments) on holidays; it would
spoil this weather from here, but will
send you box next thanksgiving any
way-next week Mr. - takes me into
his store as light porter x will advance
me as soon as know little more he
keeps big granary store, wholesale-i
forgot to tell you OF my mission school.
sunday school class-the school is in
the sunday afternoon. went out two
sunday afternoons and picked up
seven Kids Qitte boys Il got them to
come in. two OF them new as much as
did IL had them put in a class where
they could learn something. don't no
much myself. but as these kids cant read
get on nicely with them. make sure
OF them by going after them every sun
day l.2 hour before school time. also
got 1 girls to come. tell Mack and Harry
and Mack about me, il they will come out
here when their time is up will get them
jobs at once, hope you will excuse this
long letter and all mistakes wish could
see you Tor cant write as would talk
hope the warm weather is doing your
lungs good was afraid when you was
bleeding you would die--giye my re
spects to all the boys and tell them how
am doing-i am doing well and every one
here treats me as kind as they can-Mr
- is going to write TO you sometime
i hope some day you will write to me,
this letter is from your very true friend,


c. W


who you know as Jack Hunt send
you Mr. IS card. send my letter to
him.