I have preserved it. It read as follows:
"THREE QUESTIONS AND THREE ANSWERS.
"All hail to the friends of my youth, and of my Fatherland!
"Every one has a right to address three questions to me; and, as it is not one of the pleasures of life to repeat the same thing a hundred times, I hope I may be permitted to answer in this public manner.
"First: How goes it with you, and do you intend to remain with us?
"It goes well with me. For the first few years I spent in America, I had hard times; but I worked my way through. I am not rich, but have enough. I married a German, the daughter of Professor Uhlenkemp. I lost my eldest son during the war with the South, and have another son sixteen years of age, who belongs to no religious denomination.
"As to my remaining here, or leaving, I am for the present, unable to answer.
"Second: What do you think of emigration to America?
"Answer: The United States afford elbow-room and freedom, and are a good refuge for people who are willing to work hard in order to achieve independence. But he who emigrates must make up his mind to forego many pleasures, with which we at home are so familiarized that we do not know that we are enjoying them; just as we do not miss the drink of fresh, pure water, until it can no longer be had, and do not think of the pure air while it is ours to breathe.
"Third: How do you find Germany?