Lebanon Ohio March 3rd 1889 Mr. Wilford Woodruff. Dear sir The landlord of the hotel, in which, I was clerking, sold out to another man, and the other man gave my position to one of his sons. I was then offered a place in a restaurant but at such a small salary, that I concluded I would go to Cincinnati and see if I could not do better, but as I was not successfull in obtaining employment, I came barck here and accepted the place in the restaurant ...

out that you had answered my letter, but it had been sent back to you; the reason of this, ^was^ that soon after I left, the postmaster was to taken sick, and his brother from Dayton came to ^attend to^ the postoffice for him, and as he did not know me, nor where I had gone, when your letter came he sent it back. I did not find out my misfortune until my return, and was most extreme- ly sorry at what had occurred, I shall now impose on your good nature by earnestly ...

P. S. Direct to me at ^as^ before at D Lebanon Warren Co. Ohio

Mar 3 [18]89 C. N. Short Lebanon Rcd March 11 [18]89