| Page 1Thursday, January 28th
My dear Sister,
Sam and [?] arrived home last
night save and sound. They left Sis Etta at Cousin
Harriet Thompson's, who will remain there until Sunday
and some us will meet here at [Salem?] and bring her home.
It may give you some pain to know I have quit
school and Bro Sid has engaged Henry Oldham to
clerk for him, and so you see I am knocked out of busi-
ness. But I hope I shall find something to do more
profitable than going to school to [p...?] teacher.
I had studied hard as it was in my power to
do this session, and the other morning having a
very hard Greek lesson, failed on it. When Mr.
Bingham wrote to [Ma?] and told her I was doing
no good at school, and it would be a great favor
to him to take me from school, it went very hard
with me to stop after I had begun, and still harder
with my dear, dear Mother. But the Lord knoweth
what is best to do. It makes me feel while I think
of it and will drop the subject. [Ma?] is confined to
her bed to-day with the head-ache. Ellen also is in
her bed. Mrs. John Morrow come up to see her this
morning. I took tea at Dr. Long's last night
found all quite well and lively. Bro Sid has
purchase Dr. Long's [part?] in the store, give
my love to [Sadie?] and receive a large portion
for yourself. I suppose, hasn't Sister Etta told you
all the news. Good bye,
Your own Brother
A. S. Webb | Page 1Thursday, January 28th
My dear Sister,
Sam and [?] arrived home last
night save and sound. The left Sis Etta at Cousin
Harriet Thompson's, who will remain there until Sunday
and some us will meet here at [Salem?] and bring her home.
It may give you some pain to know I have quit
school and Bro Sid has engaged Henry Oldham to
clerk for him, and so you see I am knocked out of busi-
ness. But I hope I shall find something to do more
profitable than going to school to [p...?] teacher.
I had studied hard as it was in my power to
do this session, and the other morning having a
very hard Greek lesson, failed on it. When Mr.
Bingham wrote to [Ma?] and told her I was doing
no good at school, and it would be a great favor
to him to take me from school, it went very hard
with me to stop after I had begun, and still harder
with my dear, dear Mother. But the Lord knoweth
what is best to do. It makes me feel while I think
of it and will drop the subject. [Ma?] is confined to
her bed to-day with the head-ache. Ellen also is in
her bed. Mrs. John Morrow come up to see her this
morning. I took tea at Dr. Long's last night
found all quite well and lively. Bro Sid has
purchase Dr. Long's [part?] in the store, give
my love to [Sadie?] and receive a large portion
for yourself. I suppose, hasn't Sister Etta told you
all the news. Good bye,
Your own Brother
A. S. Webb |