Just now belong six moon you make leave Shanghai, and my too muchee glad you can come back chop chop.
My too muchee glad looked see Now: paper he make writes you belong j now No. 2 piecee Taipan, and also you belong just now propa Amelican man.
Mr. Wrightson talked my you just. now belong too muchee busy Amelica side make do Taipan pidgin. He talkes my he no saves what time you come back Shanghai.
Any kind pidgin this year belong No. 1 bad. Have got plenty dealer make lessee too muchee money. My all same food pidgin. Leason belong plenty man no have eatchee chance this year, piecoave make settle exchange, before very low, and when cargo come this side, exchange have make go up.
Tientsin belong this year No. 1 bad. Have got plenty merchant: and plenty Chinaman Bank "bloke." Newchwang belong more bad. That side any man too muchee fear that war pidgin. Any man takes belong Russia man must wanchee fighter Japan man. So fashion any Shanghai Bank no wanchee pay Newchwang dealer money make do piece good pidgin. My too muchee glad all this trouble make finish, because 80 fashion no can do any pidgin American piece-goods. Just now belong Chlistmas time and all same time belong Foleign man New Year. My too muchee hope you catchee plenty plenty chance new year time.
My too muchee sorry no can pay you some "cumshaw" this year all same any year, because any man talked belong too muchee trouble sendee anything go America side.
All my family belong all ploper, and tay hopee you make all ploper all same,
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