Mothers Name was Mrs Jones
she was a Widow) she and Harry lived all alone) one day Harry came
Home from school and faced the Doctor at the Door young man said
the Dr to the Boy your Mother is very sick) she was doing what you
ought to of done for her) what is that sir said Harry choping Wood
Bringing in Coal and all such work as that) she straned her self
and is very ill) poor Harry hung down His head for His Mother had
asked Him to chop the wood this Morning when He was mending his
Ball) He said I will be there in a moment Mother) and like all Boy
He forgot) oh how poor Harry felt When He thought of this) but
Harry took good care of His Mother ever after) a Friend of Harries
got Him a good Situation and Made a man of Him and He allways did
what His Mother asked Him) ever after Harry said to the Dr one day)
Dr I can take care of Mother now and I allways will

So we hope Harry will take care of His Widow Mother, all the) rest
of His days)

M.J.W.

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Here is a nice letter that a little girl wrote to her mother nearly
thirty-three years ago. The little girl was away from her town home on
a visit to the country for the sake of her health; and all that she
wrote in the letter was true.

Mr. McDonald's, October 1st, 1845.

MY DEAR MOTHER: I wish my arms were long enough to reach two miles,
I want to give you a good hug, I am so glad you let me come out
here. I was a little bit afraid last night, the horse was so high,
and it was so dark. I never rode on a horse in the dark before, you
know. It was so dark in the woods I could not see anything, but my
eyes would stay so wide open they hurt me. I held as tight to Mr.
George as I could; I felt as though some big thing was just going
to snatch me off the horse, all the time; my fingers felt like they
were full of pins when I let go. Everything does taste so good out
here, and the air is so clean. I stretched out my arms to it this
morning, it felt so good. We have a play-house on the rocks; it has
two fire-places. They are made out of flat stones, and inside of
the big stones we set up two smaller stones, and lay a flat one
across, and there we do our cooking. We are going to have a party
to-night, and have been busy all day getting ready. All the good
things are cooked, waiting till night, when Mac