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say that after working a month for Shipley living during
the time on nothing at all scarcely. I came across an acquaintance
of mine from Boston who owned this Meat Stall & as he was
in want of a Bookkeeper he proposed to me to work for him
a few days which I agreed to do & after working three days I
bought in with him & we do the business in this way. He
does all the buying & selling & I take all the charge of the Books
pay & collect all bills &c & I have a very comfortable & easy
time of it & I now live first rate but whether I shall make
money out of the operation or not time must decide.. at
any rate I mean to keep enough by me to get me home at any
time & so long as I have enough for that & continue to enjoy good
health, I shall not borrow trouble, certainly not as long as
I continue to hear good news from you all.

Last night it commenced raining for the first time
for nearly six months & it has continued to rain throughout
the day today & as it came unexpectedly but few had made
preparation for it cosequently [consequently] it came down through some
of the houses in torrents. It will now rain here probably
most of the time for four or five months during which time
it will be muddy & sloppy enough. Mud & water in winter
& Fleas, dust, sand & Fog in Summer. This forms the delightful
& beautiful climate of San Francisco or California.

Dear Mother it is now getting late & I will now bid you
Good Night & retire to bed & finish my letter between now &
Monday next when the mail leaves for the Atlantic States.

Saturday Eve. Oct 301th

Am well as usual & in good spirits. Have just returned
from my days labor & thought I could improve a few