I am strong and
ambitious. Would work under any conditions to get away from this
place for I am working and throwing away my valuable time for
nothing. Kindly let me hear from you at your earliest.

NEW ORLEANS, LA., June 10, 1917.

_Kind Sir:_ I read and hear daly of the great chance that a
colored parson has in Chicago of making a living with all the
priveleg that the whites have and it mak me the most ankious to
want to go where I may be able to make a liveing for my self.
When you read this you will think it bery strange that being only
my self to support that it is so hard, but it is so. everything
is gone up but the poor colerd peple wages. I have made sevle
afford to leave and come to Chicago where I hear that times is
good for us but owing to femail wekness has made it a perfect
failure. I am a widow for 9 years. I have very pore learning
altho it would not make much diffrent if I would be throughly
edacated for I could not get any better work to do, such as house
work, washing and ironing and all such work that are injering to
a woman with femail wekness and they pay so little for so hard
work that it is just enough to pay room rent and a little some
thing to eat. I have found a very good remady that I really
feeling to belive would cure me if I only could make enough money
to keep up my madison and I dont think that I will ever be able
to do that down hear for the time is getting worse evry day. I am
going to ask if you peple hear could aid me in geting over her in
Chicago and seeking out a position of some kind. I can also do
plain sewing. Please good peple dont refuse to help me out in my
trouble for I am in gret need of help God will bless you. I am
going to do my very best after I get over here if God spair me to
get work I will pay the expance back. Do try to do the best you
can for me, with many thanks for so doing I will remain as ever,

Yours truly.

MCCOY, LA., April 16, 1917.

_Dear Editor:_ I have been takeing your wonderful paper and I
have saved from the first I have received and my heart is upset
night and day. I am praying every day to see some one that I may
get a pass for me, my child and husband I have a daughter 17 who
can work well and myse