I heard from you by Richard, and so I have not hasted to answer your letterEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. until I had a better opportunity. TodayAs Written:To-day I am somewhat alone, and take this favorable chance to reply. With regard to the business arrangements we have entered upon we need have no trouble, you know my memory material is short so it is best for us both to commit things to paper. I received a dollar and seventy five centsEditorial Note: $1.75 in 1871 is the equivalent of $37.12 in 2020. from you instead of seventy five ctsEditorial Note: $0.75 in 1871 is the equivalent of $15.91 in 2020. this was a slip in memory. How do you get along in your manuscriptAs Written:MSS. and Doctoring? I will give you another manuscriptAs Written:MSS. after I get through with my next class that I expect will commence next Friday, and at the close of my term I will send for you to meet with us the last day my term is three weeks from the time I commence.
I have been watching you Sarah, to see if you are growing in truth and are thus being fitted for this sacred mission. Before this, I have seen your great need and have given you severe reminders of it; but I hope you are wiser and that as you advance in time, you will advance in wisdom love and truth, remembering to do justice, love mercy, and walk humblyMic 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? . I think you will be pleased with my students, but remember Sarah, that no mischief-makingAs Written:mischif-making is allowed between us, that I never listen to one of them speak ill of another, that they never are allowed to gossip or scandalize, and are never inclined to injure me in the eyes of any student of mine.
These are the cardinal points of our social fraternity, and if you are now sufficiently grown up to these important truths, come and join us on the last class day if you would enjoy it.
I must close for I am in haste as usual.