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enough for you to get along even if you have all we now have & it will save you a world of anxiety if there is no estate to settle up, where all will be trying to see how much they can get out of it, & if you & I die & leave our children, there is little enough property to take care & educate tem. If I could get such a situation as I got some ten years ago on this R.R. it would be the best possible thing I could do & would be very favorable for my health. But I can see no possibility of such a situation. Ten years ago Railroads were being built every where almost & there was a great demand for civil engineers. Now there is little or nothing out of the army for civil engineers to do & there are thousands of engineers out of employment I do not think there will be any demand for civil engineers for years to come. I might possibly get a traveling agency that would enable me to support my family in town but it would deprive me of the comforts of home & the pleasure of being with my wife & children. I do not like anything that will take me away form them. I know they love me & are happier when I am at home & I love them & am happier with them. I want you to look at this matter carefully & tell me if I look on this matter in a wrong light & if you can see any way that will enable us to select a home in town & at the same time be able to retain the home any length of time,