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ADDENDA TO LETTERS RECEIVED FROM
RECIPIENTS OF MY FIRST SOUVENIR. MEADVILE, PENN., January 4th, 1887. FRANCIS C. WAID, ESQ.,
Dear Sir.--I desire to thank you for the interesting volume,
containing the biographical sketch of yourself and some of your family and
friends, which you so kindly furnished me recently.
It is doubly interesting to me from the fact that my relations with
you, and many members of the family to which you belong, have given me
some personal acquaintance which I would cherish.
Old memories are awakened by looking over the pages of your volume.
Here are the names of old friends:
Ira C. Waid, George W. Cutshall, C. R.
Slocum and others. There
are the engravings of persons, places and objects which recall other and
pleasant days. Your treatise
on money lending, and the address to youth, are full of valuable
suggestions. Your book seems
valuable as illustrating the fact that men may cherish high aims and good
habits, and obtain "the life that now is, and that which is to
come."
It has been written [see 1st Psalm] of certain persons:
"He shall be like a tree, planted by rivers of water; his leaf
shall not fade, and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
Your volume will be interesting to your family and friends as a
genealogical record, and will be profitable in illustrating the path of
success in life, and stimulating others to hope and labor efficiently.
You have been a laborer; you did not use up all the products of
your labor in useless, or worse than useless, expenditure.
The surplus products of your labor became capital, or accumulated
labor. Those who denounce
capital, but praise labor, forget that capital is only accumulated labor. This is a rule; there may be some exceptions, but they are
few. Excuse delay in acknowledging the receipt of your volume; it was mislaid a few days. Wishing you continued success and much happiness, I remain Your friend. G. B. DELAMATER. LAWRENCE, KAS., March 19th, 1890. F. C. WAID, ESQ.,
My Dear Brother :--I was at Conference when your letter came, with
that very welcome $10. It has
been added to the S. S. window fund, and is on interest until needed for
the special purpose.
The book which you sent me should have received earlier notice.
Your collection of Historical Sketches of relatives, friends and
neighbors must afford reflective people of that region of country very
great pleasure. Like myself,
many are now far away from scenes once familiar.
This book calls back many of the brighter places and the sweeter
experiences of the earlier days. These pictures of rural life under Christian surroundings are
eminently calculated to "Do Good." Fraternally, Jas. MARVIN.
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