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stand it. She is so weak in the winter time that for three whole months she can not go out of doors.

Father would like to go to Cal. on account of mothers health but the money is so scarce that we cannot get enough together to pay the fare. If you would kindly help us we shall take it in our hearts.

I hope you will not feel insulted by this but God will bless you for ever afterwards.

You will find out what kind of people we are. Our friendship never will

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fail. We think some people would like to help other people if they knew who to help. We are no beggers but we can not help ourselves and papa would like to support his family in a different way. He is getting gray at an early age because of his thinking how he could give his children some learning and how he could go to Cal. with his big family.

Here he sees no chance to go ahead in this city. my father is so honest that he would like to earn his living in an honest way. Our friends