J. COLE.

«“ Honnerp Mapam,

“Wich i hav seed in the paper a page Boy wanted,
and begs to say J. Cole is over thertene, and I can
clene plate, wich my brutther is under a butler and
lernd ine, and I can wate, and no how to clene winders
and boots. J. Cole opes you will let me cum. I arsks
8 and all found. if you do my washin I will take
sevven. J. Cole will serve you well and opes to giv
sattisfaxshun. ican cum tomorrer. J. Cour.

“«P.S.— He is not verry torl but growin. My
brutther is a verry good hite. i am sharp and can
rede and rite and can hadd figgers if you like.”

CHAPTER I.

I HAD advertised for a page-boy, and hav-
ing puzzled through some dozens of answers,
more or less illegible and impossible to under-
stand, had come to the last one of the packet,

of which the above is an exact copy.
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