ou and dear little Ruto t me t suciful lady loves me. I ime, but I did not til your s message came. Please kiss your dear little baby for me, and tell tle broteen monter my dear friend Pter a pretty book  you, and my picture. Please accept tuscumbia, Alabama.

    November fourto tters  on passages are omitted and ted.

    tO MR. JOZ tuscumbia, Alabama, Dec. 19, 1892.

    My Dear Mr. z, I o begin a letter to you, it ime since your kind letter reac I o e if I could. You must ter   teacy indeed. If so, you eacing  s e to any one, and I rying to fulfil a promise  Boston, I o e a sketcended to e tcion: but I   feel able to e even to my friends. But  autumn days came, and I felt strong again I began to t tc ime before I could plan it to suit me. You see, it is not very pleasant to e all about ones self. At last,  somet by bit t teac  about putting toget an easy task: for, alt every day, I did not finis until a urday. I sent tco t  kno t it. Since t been , and rest; but to-day I am better, and to-morrow I shall be well again, I hope.

    ts  true at all. e received t orker e rigo tor to tell  it ake. Sometimes I am not  I am not a quot;; and t;distressingquot; about my condition.

    I enjoyed your dear letter so muced iful t  is because my books are full of t I love t realize until I began to e tc precious companions books o me, and  o me. I e to me as often as you can.

    teaced to  to e to Mr. Bell and send ure. I suppose oo busy to e to tle friend. I often t t