Well, old man, I have been dreading and deferring it, but now the explanation is over with, thank God, and I await with anxiety the verdict.
Goodby, old man, tell me all about yourself and your plans when you write, and let that be soon, then I'll answer at once.
With best regards, I remain,
Your old pard,
William B. Anderson.
Needless to say, I forthwith informed Anderson it was "all right," and our careers since then have proved that our mutual disappointment was for the best.
Transcriber's Note
Minor punctuation errors have been corrected silently.
Page [7]: "Barbersville" may be typographical error for present day "Barberville."
Page [9]: Removed duplicate "they."
(Orig: Boys are always hungry, and justly so when they they haven't)
Pages [16], [17]: Standardized "Kissimme" to "Kissimmee."
Page [52]: Possible typographical error "rois" for "reis."
(Orig: three hundred rois, thirty cents in Uncle Sam's coin)
Page [54]: Possible typographical error "metal" for "mettle."
(Orig: test to the utmost the metal of your companion)
Page [54]: Changed "vilage" to "village."
(Orig: safely settled in the little vilage of Blanto)
Page [56]: Changed "whch" to "which."
(Orig: Three days later we received a letter, whch read,)
Page [60]: Changed "attenton" to "attention."
(Orig: turned their attenton toward me.)
Page [61]: Removed duplicate "in."
(Orig: without a blooming sou in in our pockets)
Page [69]: Changed "that" to "than."
(Orig: while I made a better showing that he,)
Page [73]: Changed "leared" to "learned."
(Orig: We leared that Brown had been wanting a couple of men)
Page [82]: Changed "approachng" to "approaching."
(Orig: if ever any of them saw a book agent approachng)
Page [92]: Changed "halycon" to "halcyon."
(Orig: Now, in the good old halycon days at the Academy)
Page [93]: Changed "acount" to "account."
(Orig: When I took an acount of my coin)
Page [96]: Changed "firmanent" to "firmament."
(Orig: heavenly satellites and other decorations of the firmanent)
Page [96]: Changed "condem" to "condemn."
(Orig: "Don't condem me, Jack, until you hear my story.")
Page [98]: Changed "unforseen" to "unforeseen."
(Orig: that something unforseen should turn up)