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outside. If our state society
had the money to pay me even
fifty dollars a month or in
fact anything I would devote
my time to their work
but they can't do it. If we had
not been unfortunate financially
I could have done differently, as it is,
I am glad to earn my board.

Of course I am not bound
to stay here forever if anything
better offers. I could work all the
time for the Federal if they could pay
me anything but they can not.
However I can do something both
for the state & the Federal I can
go abroad & hold meetings in
this state whenever it seems that
there is an opening or when circumstances
seem to warrant