There are but two places where all go after death, white and black, rich and poor; those places are Heaven and Hell. Heaven is a place made for those, who are born again, and who love God, and it is a place where they will be happy for ever.

If there was no Bible, it would be no matter whether you could read or not. Reading other books would do you no good.

But this will not do, God will certainly punish you for stealing and for being unfaithful.

The next thing I would mention, and warn you against, is profaneness. This you know is forbidden by God.

If a servant strives to please his master and studies and takes pains to do it, I believe there are but few masters who would use such a servant cruelly.

We cannot certainly, have any excuse either for taking any thing that belongs to our masters without their leave, or for being unfaithful in their business.

Let all the time you can get be spent in trying to learn to read.