Letter from Abraham Owen Woodruff, 10 November 1894
Dearest Father, Mother, Blanche and Alice
Was delighted this
morning to hear from you all & take this; my first
opportunity to let you know how I am & under what
conditions I am this morning. First I am "ganz" and
"gar" broke or in other words have failed to get
my money & consequently am without means but that
is not [shimmr] for I am well & happy & have had
as good time the last week; having been out some-
where every night to preach the gospel. When I have
plenty of this kind of work then I am happy indeed.
Will & I have walked a great deal the last few
weeks & so today we both feel a little tired. Am
overjoyed to-day as our dear Prest. Bro. Naegle will
be with us in a few hours & then, O' how glad
I will be to see the dear old Brother again. He is
truly a Father to us all & has the love of all the
missionaries & I think him a fine man for his pos-
ition & in all ways as far as I know him. He gives
us such good advice both through letter and word
that he is really a dear Brother to us all. Have been
preaching at a lively rate the last weeks & have hopes
it will do some good. The people in Frieberg wrote that
they wanted me to come back and speak to them so
if it is possible will try to get Prest. Nägle to go with
us. Your type-writter always spells Saxony (or German
Sachsen) wrong and would suggest that you send
him in the Schule long enough to learn that Dresden
is the Capitol of Saxony, and not "Sachsen." As soon as I
