Every hour develops As Written: developes some new wickedness When I brought Ellen here I wanted the Dr. to take her from BostonEditorial Note: Boston, Massachusetts and let me finish my business at SwampscottEditorial Note: Swampscott, Massachusetts before I came here so as to save one fare but he said I will pay your fare in again if you will go back with me to tell me how to go to work for Ellen Last Saturday I asked him for this fare and he went on to say he wasn't making enough to pay his way and couldn't spare it I had seen for the last two months symptoms As Written: symptons that he meant to cheat me out of all he has not paid me for examination since he has begun to feel that he could get along with less instruction and I told him what I had thought at this he went out and gave a bill of sale of all his household goods and took from the Bank his depositAs Written:deposite I found this out by going out after him then I told him what he was I never was so angry in my life I told Ellen after this not to sit with him for I can see of all rascals under the sun he is the greatest I thought she could pay me this week's As Written: weeks dues and I endorse it to Crafts this morning I asked her to for I have not money to go to SwampscottAs Written:Swamp and came here on her and Crafts account omitting As Written: omiting my business when I ought to have done it her answer was no Aunt Mary I sh'an't Now Martha just see her gratitude and Crafts knavery to me! I can only account for her conduct by concluding that Crafts must have had a sitting with her last night and if so He I find is just so wicked as to make her do this and hate me I have done everythingAs Written:every thing for her I could do ever since she came for over a week emptied all her slops and Martha Crafts is an awful man to use this God-givenAs Written:God given power over patients to such a wicked end I want you to learn from her whether or not she sat with him last night I shall not try I went I have nothing to say now for I have just learned Ellen did not sit with Crafts so her own character shines out here I brought her As Written: here here and this fare out and into Boston I must pay over again to go to Swampscott and I have written I would go TomorrowAs Written:To morrow but can't As Written: cant O such base ingratitude after all I have done for her is certainly rare
I must close with love for Mother & you