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himself brought to a premature grave by the accursed poison, he who has seen a Mother, Brothers, and Sisters brought to poverty, privation, and neglect, who has seen them pass days and years in agony and suffering, he who has seen Mother suffer as our dear Mother has, sufferings and trials of which none but herself can know the depth and acuteness, all her bright and sunny hopes blasted in the buck, all her youthful expectations cut down in the morning of life, all the holier, purer, and more refined feelings of her nature disregarded, her station in society lowered, herself shammed by the cold, uncharitable world and she in her old age doomed to labor, trial, and anxiety and all this brought about by the demon Alcohol can he I say who has seen all this and knows it is true can he touch, taste, handle or even look with any degree complacency at all upon the deadly monster? Much more traffic in it, deal it out to poor humanity when he can but know the sin and misery it is occasioning? Am I writing too severely Brother? Oh! but you know not with what painful feelings it fills my heart to think of my own dear Brother, a Brother who has ever been so conscientious in his doings and dealings, who has given us so many words of good advice, whom I have repeatedly heard say that his greatest objection to the mercantile business was that he thought it too much of a cheating and story- telling business, too injurious to the moral and religious feelings of our nature is engaged, in such a death dealing business and all for the sake of gold, for the sake of

So then do not rob yourself for others. I wish Raymond had more prudence in money matters but I don't know as he ever will have; he is too generous in everything of this kind and too willing to call upon others for aid. Have thought sometimes

Would be better not to aid him but he is so ready to help others. I hope you will put him up to collecting his tuition. Come as soon as possible and let us talk together and see what is best for you to do - Have a great deal to tell you but can write no more now.