A Humorist's Home

Mr. ltobort J. Bmtletti' writos to jNIaj. Pond, of the K'l].);ttli Loeture Bureftn : Buelinoton Hawk-Kïk Oi rui:. BtmuNOTON, Iowa, .Tnly 18, 1.S77- llcar Mr. Pond : Vnb-r tlio besl circuniHtaiicew, I am a poor oorrdspondent, and since your letter wan receivc 1 ■ have been baving even moro than our usual bhare of trouble. Sickuess and suflermg have nevel' boen out of our home for an boiir ftinoe we hnd a lióme, and now tlie shadowof agreater trouble than all hangs oyoi' it. The baby hns been and is very UI, and we fear every morniiig that the evening will find onr hojne without a baby. It has been very hard to attend to busineHS and write fun all this time, and I have had ncither timo nor onergy to do anythin;; more than my work on tho paper. Tlïe Rnbject of my new leeturo is "Home." It is fin old subject, but I believe I eau say eoniet ïil: i! new about it. Very trnly youra,"