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In a farther letter, dated September 4th, 1882, he says : 



" So far as I • have been able to observe, your agents have 

 selected good places for the young men. In the long sickness of 



B , no one could have taken better care of him than Mrs. 



and her family. I might also mention other instances. The 

 influences surrounding the young men have been good, and every 

 effort has been used to direct and assist them." 



And May 1st, 1883 : 



" I have received a copy of your pamphlet. I have watched 

 the boys who have come over here with much interest. Most of 



them have done well. Of those sent to S County it would be 



difficult to find a more manly body, and you may rest assured they 

 will succeed, I have taken a very deep interest in their welfare, 

 in advising them, etc. Some of them have taken land, free home- 

 steads, and some of them have gone into business, for which their 

 education peculiarly fits them. They have learned self-reliance, 

 and where there has been willingness to learn there have been the 

 happiest results. In America no boy of good habits and industry 

 and energy can possibly fail.'' 



And again, July 17th, 1883 : 



" I am glad to say, in regard to the young men, that they have 

 found some good friends, and those who have been prudent have 

 every prospect of success." 



A representative in Kentucky writes : 



" Most of the farmers who wish to take pupils hope to obtain 

 one whose superior intelligence and trustworthiness will enable 

 the farmer to some extent to leave the conduct of the farm in his 

 absence to the pupil, when he has learned the mode of farming. 

 If the young men are only to be valued by their physical labour, 

 and their intelligence and integrity are not to be considered, then 

 it would be an exceptional case where their services would be 

 worth as much as an ordinary man accustomed from childhood to 

 farm labour. 



" The farmers here, as a class, are as intelligent, educated, 

 well-informed men, both as to farming and the general business of 

 the country, as it has been my fortune to find in my travels over 

 a large part of the better farming portion of the world. 



" Summing the whole thing up, the future of the jDupils sent 

 to Kentucky, in the majority of cases, will be as they themselves 



