Instead of weeping over the sad situation of his "penniless" mistress
and showing any signs of contrition for having wronged the man who held
the mortgage of seven hundred and fifty dollars on him, James actually
"feels rejoiced in the Lord for his liberty," and is "very much pleased
with Toronto;" but is not satisfied yet, he is even concocting a plan by
which his wife might be run off from Richmond, which would be the cause
of her owner (Henry W. Quarles, Esq.) losing at least one thousand
dollars,
ST. CATHARINE, CANADA, JUNE 8th, 1854.
MR. STILL, DEAR FRIEND:--I received a letter from the poor old
widow, Mrs. L.E. White, and she says I may come back if I choose
and she will do a good part by me. Yes, yes I am choosing the
western side of the South for my home. She is smart, but cannot
bung my eye, so she shall have to die in the poor house at last,
so she says, and Mercer and myself will be the cause of it. That
is all right. I am getting even with her now for I was in the
poor house for twenty-five years and have just got out. And she
said she knew I was coming away six weeks before I started, so
you may know my chance was slim. But Mr. John Wright said I came
off like a gentleman and he did not blame me for coming for I
was a great boy. Yes I here him enough he is all gas. I am in
Canada, and they cannot help themselves.
About that subject I will not say anything more. You must write
to me as soon as you can and let me here the news and how the
Family is and yourself. Let me know how the times is with the
U.G.R.R. Co. Is it doing good business? Mr. Dykes sends his
respects to you. Give mine to your family.
Your true friend,