Father has convinced me that it's time for me to be doing something for myself; and I couldn't get a school to keep--and, after all, education is got other ways than at college.
It's hard to go, because I love home, and hard because you will miss me-- though no one else will.

But father may rely upon it, I will not be a burden on him another day.

Sink or swim, I shall _never_ come back till I have enough to do for myself, and you too.

So good bye, dear mother.

I know you will always pray for me, and wherever I am I shall try to do just as I think you would want me to do.