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Oh! it is quite certain that Mother Carey's own chickens go out over the seas and show good birds the way home; and it is quite true, as she said, "One real home always makes another, I am sure of that!" OH IT IS QUITE CERTAIN THAT MOTHER CAREY'S OWN CHICKENS GO OUT OVER THE SEAS AND SHOW THE GOOD BIRDS THE WAY HOME AND IT IS QUITE TRUE AS SHE SAID ONE HOME ALWAYS MAKES ANOTHER I AM SURE OF THAT
velope and addressed it to Thomas Hamilton, Esq., Hong Kong, China, he was about to seal it when he stopped a moment. "I'll enclose the little Carey girl's letter," he thought. "Tom's the only one who cares a penny for the old house, and I've told him I have rented it. He's a generous boy, and he won't grudge a few dollars lost to a good cause. Besides, these Careys will increase the value of the property every year they live in it, and without them the buildings would gradually have fallen into ruins." He added a postscript to his letter, saying: "I've sent you little Miss Nancy's letter, the photograph of her tying up the rambler rose, and the family group; so that you can see exactly what influenced me to write her (and Bill Harmon) that they should be undisturbed in their tenancy, and that their repairs and improvements should be taken in lieu of rent." This done and the letters stamped, he put the photographs of his wife and children here and there on his desk and left the office. AND SLIPPED IT INTO AN ENVELOPE AND ADDRESSED IT TO THOMAS HAMILTON ESQUIRE HONG KONG CHINA HE WAS ABOUT TO SEAL IT WHEN HE STOPPED A MOMENT I'LL ENCLOSE THE LITTLE CAREY GIRL'S LETTER HE THOUGHT TOM'S THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES A PENNY FOR THE OLD HOUSE AND I'VE TOLD HIM I HAVE RENTED IT HE'S A GENEROUS BOY AND HE WON'T GRUDGE A FEW DOLLARS LESS TO A GOOD CAUSE BESIDES THESE CAREYS WILL INCREASE THE VALUE OF THEIR PROPERTY EVERY YEAR THEY LIVE IN IT AND WITHOUT THEM THE BUILDINGS WOULD GRADUALLY HAVE FALLEN INTO RUINS HE ADDED A POSTSCRIPT TO HIS LETTER SAYING I'VE SENT YOU LITTLE MISS NANCY'S LETTER THE PHOTOGRAPH OF HER TYING UP THE RAMBLER ROWS AND THE FAMILY GROUP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHAT INFLUENCED ME TO WRITE HER AND BILL HARMON THAT THEY SHOULD BE UNDISTURBED IN THEIR TENDENCY AND THAT THEIR REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN LIEU OF RENT THIS DONE AND THE LETTERS STAMPED HE PUT THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN HERE AND THERE ON HIS DESK AND LEFT THE OFFICE
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