A19B2F1D11Aug1889p3

we had sweet corn and cucumbers
the first of this year to me. al
though they are probably an old
story somewhat with you so would
not relish quite as well.

I received your papers the day I
mailed your last letter they were
quite interesting indeed, some
parts. From the description I judge
Orange to be a very pretty city
or one that might be made to be.
From some of the pieces I could
not wonder at your strong aver
sion to [illegible crossed out text] Negros if those sketches
were true to their general charact
eristics. In the North, as a class,
they are very quiet, peacable, law
abiding citizens; always content
to be treated the same as the
whites. Generally, they do not hold
any offices of trust but where
they do they prove as faithful as