Respectfully yours,
Callie ——.
The only alterations I made in this remarkable letter were in some real mines, the spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. Otherwise it is her language, word for word.
Oh! bless the dear Lord forever! What an example of
"Whilst the lamp holds out to burn,
The vilest sinner may return"!
Later we paid our proposed visit to San Francisco. Our experience on that occasion will be found in the next chapter.
CHAPTER XVIII.
CALLIE AND I VISIT THE JAIL, MORPHINE DENS, AND THE MISSION—THE OUTCOME.
Some time elapsed before we took that trip together. I have much to relate regarding the occurrences during the interval, but first let me write about our San Francisco trip.
Shortly before Christmas occasion required my presence in San Francisco. I notified Gallic, and one morning bright and early we reached that city. We immediately repaired to Branch No. 3.