Whether I shall ever receive any thanks for this, is a 

 very small matter. 



The consciousness of having done good to others, will 

 amply repay me for all my trouble, 



I sincerely believe, that he who tills the soil, is helping 

 God to feed the world, for without' tillage, the earth could 

 not support one-tenth of its present population. There- 

 fore, what I can do, in this good and noble cause, it is my 

 duty to do. And I may as well confess, that to me, it is 

 no tiresome labor, because I love the Art, and ever have 

 loved it, from my boyhood to the present hour. 



C. H. 



708 Market Street, Wilmington, Del. 



November 28th, 1876. 



