young like you--indeed, a little older than you--when he first came.
He invested wisely, worked bravely, and his wealth grew fast. No
man needs a fortune to start the business of life in this country.
He can get plenty of land for almost nothing; he can get credit for
planting and furnishing his land, and, if he has friends, the credit
is sure.

All America is ready for "the likes of you." Think it over, and
meanwhile please know there has been placed with the firm in Dublin
money enough to bring you here with comfort. You must not refuse
it. Take it as a loan, for I know you will not take it as a gift.

I do not know the story of the killing, even as it was told in
court. Well, some one killed the man, but not you, and the truth
will out in time. If one should come to me out of the courts of
heaven, and say that there it was declared you were a rogue, I
should say heaven was no place for me. No, of one thing I am sure--
you never killed an undefended man. Wayward, wanton, reckless,
dissipated you may have been, but you were never depraved--never!

When you are free, lift up your shoulders to all the threats of
time, then go straight to the old firm where the money is, draw it,
take ship, and come here. If you let me know you are coming, I will
be there to meet you when you step ashore, to give you a firm hand-
clasp; to tell you that in this land there is a good place for you,
if you will win it.

Here there is little crime, though the perils of life are many.
There is Indian fighting; there are Indian depredations; and not a
dozen miles from where I sit men have been shot for crimes