little bite
and got my writing together. Now May dear you mus pardon me for
not answering promp I no you will when I tell you the cause We
had a souls stiring revival this year I mis you so much We
baptised 14 and after the Revival had closed up come George B----
confesing Christ so we baptized the first sunday in May and the
third Sunday in May George were baptise May I cant tell you how I
feel I wrote Ella J---- A---- Ella said she cried as far as she
is from here so she no I cut up but I diden I am just as quite as
I can be Sam H---- joined to. B os Jones Hattie J---- boy Geo
L---- Mr. B---- two boys Walice P---- I dont know the others.
Dear May I got a card from Mrs. Addie S---- yesterday she is well
and say Washington D.C. is a pretty place but wages is not good
say it better forther on Cliford B---- an his wife is back an
give the North a bad name Old lady C---- is in Cleavon an wonte
to come home mighty bad so Cliford say. I got a hering from Vick
C---- tell me to come on she living better than she ever did in
her life Charlie J---- is in Detroit he got there last weak
Hattie J---- lef Friday Oh I can call all has left here Leala
J---- is speaking of leaving soon There were more people left
last week then ever 2 hundred left at once the whites an colored
people had a meeting Thursday an Friday telling the people if
they stay here they will treat them better an pay better. Huney
they are hurted but the haven stop yet. The colored people say
they are too late now George B---- is on his head to go to
Detroit Mrs. Anna W---- is just like you left her she is urgin
everybody to go on an she not getting ready May you dont no how I
mis you I hate to pass your house Everybody is well as far as I
no Will J---- is on the gang for that same thing hapen about the
eggs on Houston road. His wife tried to get him to leave here but
he woulden Isiah j---- is going to send for Hattie. In short
Charles S---- wife quit him last week he aint doin no better May
it is lonesome her it fills my heart with sadiness to write to my
friends that gone we dont no weather we will ever see one or
nother any more or not May if I dont come to Chgo I will go to
Detroit I dont think we will be so far apart an we will get
chance to see each other agin I got a heap to tell you