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San Jose Cal
Mch 7. 1896

Dear Mrs. [Charlotte] Castle
My valued friend:

The friend that
has been loyal and true
so many years that
have passed and gone.
Years filled with bless-
ings, and with sorrows.
Our blessings and sor-
rows all come from the
same source, and I have
learned through my
sorrows to look beyond
earth to the Father, the
source, the owner of all
of earth. We of ourselves
are not free agents. We
are all children of the
same Father, and when
obedient, loving and