dear mr. rich-man,

here's your cheque for fifty dollars. thank you very much,

but i do not feel that i can keep it. my allowance is sufficient

to afford all of the hats that i need. i am sorry that i wrote

all that silly stuff about the millinery shop; it's just that i

had never seen anything like it before.

however, i wasn't begging! and i would rather not accept any more

charity than i have to.

sincerely yours,

jerusha abbott