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Month, but did not in-\r\ntend asking for any after making this\r\nlast haul upon your generosity - which \r\ncame in the very nick of time as this\r\nmorning one of the R Road agents with\r\nwhome he had had some correspondence\r\nwith regard to getting a lot sent for Gaston\r\nand an arrangement was made in a little time\r\nby by which Gas got two lots for a hundred\r\nand twenty five dollars, 50 dol. paid down\r\n75 dol. in six months time, or longer if at\r\nthat time he could not spare the amount.  I\r\nlike this latter arrangement much better than\r\nany offer they had made.  Yesterday evening\r\nGas got here with his engine \u0026amp; mill\r\nand will proceed to work at once  put-\r\nting up a shed making a tank as \u0026amp;c \u0026amp;c \r\n---------------------------------------------------------\r\nhe had the mill stones sharpened today\r\nand if no delay by bad weather will soon\r\nbegin grinding in all of two weeks most likely\r\nhe thinks in a week more his horses shoulder\r\nwill be well so he can begin to haul.  Gaston\r\nand Sallie were much surprised when I showed\r\nthe Post Office money order and told them how\r\nit came \u0026amp;c \u0026amp;c  I then explained to Gaston that\r\nI had asked the loan \u0026amp; that I had told you the\r\npayments could be made monthly as you he could\r\nspare it out of his proceeds form grinding.  I\r\nthink an effort will be made to return it as \r\nsoon as he gets under way\r\n\r\nAfter Sam left\r\nhere Gaston picked up at the Pearl Saloon\r\nthe inclosed note which as you will see has\r\nbeen transferred to Sam  but not collected\r\nevidently. Can you indorse it by Power of attorney\r\nand return it to Noble \u0026amp; Gregg ??! if not send \r\nit on to Sam \u0026amp; tell him to do so, \u0026amp; return it\r\nas the matter now stands Sam is liable for the\r\namount is he not ??  Golding said Sam\r\nhad thrown it away with other worthless\r\npapers. Be this as it may I wish you may\r\nbe able to put the matter right if there is\r\nanything wrong in Sams not returning to the\r\nproper owners\r\n----------------------------------------------------------\r\n  As I only made a commencement to write you\r\nafter dinner when company came in and\r\nprevented my finishing it in time to put\r\ninto the Po Office before 4 Oclock the hour for\r\nclosing up  I must tell you that Gaston\r\nhas come to the conclusion within the last \r\nthree days that his “bad luck is taking\r\na favorable turn,  and he hopes for better succ\r\n-ess hereafter.  Several things have occurred to\r\nencourage and favorable to all he has been\r\ntrying \u0026amp; wishing to do.  You may be sure\r\nI feel gratified to see such evidences\r\nHe knows my views about some of the bad luck he\r\nhas had, and I think is trying to be more watch\r\n-ful and careful too.  I never have seen Gaston\r\nlook so depressed as of late, but today he seems\r\nso cheerful and looks so much more cheerful\r\nSallie laughed heartily at your advising her\r\nto hold on and not be discouraged.  I was glad\r\nyou wrote her as you did.  We are still\r\ndoing our own work,  I get dinner \u0026amp; put\r\nthe house to rights after they all go to school\r\nand I have a nice quiet time which I enjoy\r\nElliot goes to school too as big as any of them\r\nI agree with you that it is very gratifying to\r\nknow that that Sam is for once in his life\r\nso advantageously situated, his letters teem\r\n-----------------------------------------------------------\r\nwith accounts of\r\nthe many things of interest he has seen, as\r\nwell as of the progress he is making.  We\r\nall may yet have reason to be proud of poor\r\nSam. I hope so.  We are looking for Mrs Jordan\r\nthis evening (Saturday)  All day today Gas\r\nhas been on his lot having it cleared off\r\nwas up there before I was out of bed this mor\r\n-ning   Well as I have nothing of any further\r\ninterest to communicate will say God\r\nbless you          Affectionately Your\r\n\r\nMother\r\nMary Jones\r\n\r\nGaston has taken the Deed to\r\nthe Lots in Sallies name"],"sequences":[{"@type":"sc:Sequence","@id":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/sequence/normal","rendering":[],"canvases":[{"@type":"sc:Canvas","@id":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/k3569463s","label":"uhlib_1970_003_do6177fs55k_0001.tif","width":640,"height":480,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@type":"dctypes:Image","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/k3569463s%2Ffiles%2F676600c4-d6d2-497d-9aa2-2934f33f98e0/full/600,/0/default.jpg","height":480,"width":640,"format":null,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/k3569463s%2Ffiles%2F676600c4-d6d2-497d-9aa2-2934f33f98e0","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/k3569463s"}]},{"@type":"sc:Canvas","@id":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/wd375w51q","label":"uhlib_1970_003_do6177fs55k_0002.tif","width":640,"height":480,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@type":"dctypes:Image","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/wd375w51q%2Ffiles%2F29241662-ebd4-4691-8979-7cd84873cd62/full/600,/0/default.jpg","height":480,"width":640,"format":null,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/wd375w51q%2Ffiles%2F29241662-ebd4-4691-8979-7cd84873cd62","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/wd375w51q"}]},{"@type":"sc:Canvas","@id":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/cf95jb762","label":"uhlib_1970_003_do6177fs55k_0003.tif","width":640,"height":480,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@type":"dctypes:Image","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/cf95jb762%2Ffiles%2Ffa38efbe-12ea-4d38-8118-91e721d80a70/full/600,/0/default.jpg","height":480,"width":640,"format":null,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/cf95jb762%2Ffiles%2Ffa38efbe-12ea-4d38-8118-91e721d80a70","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/cf95jb762"}]},{"@type":"sc:Canvas","@id":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/dn39x1781","label":"uhlib_1970_003_do6177fs55k_0004.tif","width":640,"height":480,"images":[{"@type":"oa:Annotation","motivation":"sc:painting","resource":{"@type":"dctypes:Image","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/dn39x1781%2Ffiles%2Fb94a199c-413a-4ffe-9267-2042fb8cdd3a/full/600,/0/default.jpg","height":480,"width":640,"format":null,"service":{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/context.json","@id":"https://media.lib.uh.edu/images/dn39x1781%2Ffiles%2Fb94a199c-413a-4ffe-9267-2042fb8cdd3a","profile":"http://iiif.io/api/image/2/level2.json"}},"on":"https://digitalcollections.lib.uh.edu/concern/texts/5q47rn99c/manifest/canvas/dn39x1781"}]}]}]}