Now, Charlie The 3 Months On The Square Are Up 2 Months Ago, & As You
Said, It Is The Best
Job i ever did in my life, & i commenced another of
the same sort right away, only it is to
God helping me to last a
lifetime Charlie - i wrote this letter to tell you I do think God has
forgiven my sins & herd your prayers, for you told me you should pray
for me - i no i love to read his word & tell him all my troubles & he
helps me i know for i have plenty of chances to steal but i don't feel
to as i once did & now i take more pleasure in going to church than to
the theater & that wasnt so once - our minister and others often talk
with me & a month ago they wanted me to join the church, but I said no,
not now, i may be mistaken in my feelings, i will wait awhile, but now i
feel that God has called me & on the first Sunday in July i will join
the church - dear friend i wish i could write to you as i feel, but i
cant do it yet - you no i learned to read and write while prisons & i
aint got well enough along to write as i would talk; i no i aint spelled
all the words rite in this & lots of other mistakes but you will excuse
it i no, for you no i was brought up in a poor house until i run away, &
that i never new who my father and mother was & i dont no my right name,
& i hope you wont be mad at me, but i have as much rite to one name as
another & i have taken your name, for you wont use it when you get out i
no, & you are the man i think most of in the world; so i hope you wont
be mad - I am doing well, i put $10 a month in bank with $25 of the $50 -
if you ever want any or all of it let me know, & it is yours.
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