Frederick Paulin to FA Pauline, 3 June 1888

Transcription of letter to Frederick A Pauline, 4 June 1888

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Acock’s Green, June 4, 1888

Dear Fred,

I think we shall all be together again in the coming autumn.  Business is so trying things are so band this side. Our relations who can help without inconvenience won’t and the future is less aspiring than even the present, that I have almost decided to raise the wind and try my luck in BC.  I should come with sme agencies or props divd representatives of a firm or firms or I should phaps if there is a better thing to be done on reaching you adopt a local means of I trust doing well.  Anyway we have nothing to detain us we feel no ties to bind us to England in fact what connections there do not at least comprise the customary way natural instincts which we are accustomed to expect in the usual order of things.  My efforts are I feel pretty well brought to an end.  I am convinced a climax is reached in my residences in the old country and well it may be styled old for in forms its

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Age assumes the features of upegences scene to be allrd in a degree similar to that which we have to witness in the case gage individual to a conspicuous failing or offences being I think the callous cruel indifference to the trials of their own offspring.  However there is work in me yet I only want the chance to do it.

I want you to unreservedly write me without loss of time what you think on the subject.  I can get the money necessary I believe here to pay us out comfortably and to sustain us for a short time while we book rooms and get settled.  I intend selling off letting Henley Lodge and placing it on the hands to let.  I expect Louise will be married next month about the 20 July and will reside in Birm for a while anyway.  She will be married by Dr Sambourne gratuitously.  Moreover it is essential that the coming young branches should have

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