Virginia. 



Tasmania. 



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I heard to-day from my son ; he is extremely pleased with 

 — H , and says Mr. C is most kind and nice to him ; 



Tasmania. 



Ontario. 



Virginia. 



Iowa. 



Virginia. 



Virginia 



and 



Nebraska. 



he is very happy altogether." 



H. M. M. writes from Tasmania, Xovember 11th, 1884 : 



" My present duty at the home I am at is to get up at 5 or 5.30., 

 milk the cows and feed them ; breakfast ; then paddock or field 

 duty till ] 2.30 ; dinner ; more paddock work until 5, then milk- 

 ing and sometimes farm butchery till 7 or 8. By this time we 

 are pretty well tired out, but if there is a good moon, we go out 

 shooting opossums and sell the skins." 



Mrs. A., November 12th, 1884, writes respecting her son, 

 A. C. A., quoted above : 



" My son always writes that he is quite satisfied with his work, 

 Mr. C ," etc. 



Mrs. L. writes, respecting her son in Ontario, November 

 11th, 1884 : 



" I hear from him frequently, and he seems contented, but it is 

 certainly a very rough and uncultivated life for a gentleman, and 

 very hard work." 



W. J. P. writes, Virginia, Xovember 17th, 1884 : 



'' We, i.e. Frank and I, have to be dowoi at the farm at 6 a.m. 

 when it is perfectly dark ; we have breakfast at 8, and dinner at 1 ; 

 supper at G. We have meat at every meal and are fed very well 



indeed, though a bit roughly, which I like. Old Mr. D is a 



thoroughly nice man, and I am very happy here. You might tell 

 Mr. Eathbone that I like it very much." 



Miss S. writes, November 19th, 1884, respecting her 

 nephew in Iowa, who went out in July, 1883: 



" I am thankful to say I have good accounts from him. He 

 is still with Mr. D ." 



General P., Xovember 27th, 1884 : 



" I continue to receive happy letters from my son Gerald ; he 

 is delighted with his home ; likes Mr. and Mrs. M very much.' 



And again, January 6th, 1885 : 



" We constantly hear from Gerald (who is in Virginia) ; his 

 letters are very satisfactory, and he seems hapjDy. 



" Arthur also writes cheerfully from Nebraska, but his life 

 seems a hard one However, he doea not complain." 



