40.	Fred Volkmann to Alexander Krueger, March 20, 1894

[31] FRED VOLKMANN TO ALEXANDER KRUEGER, MARCH 20, 1894
Slides 244 - 246. 

Chicago March 20 / 94
Dear cousin Alex I must sit
down and write you a few
lines that we got home alright
5 	the train conductor diden't
charge me any bor{d} in the
train I dident see you
in Wotertown we dident
stay long anough to see
10 	every body I went to see
Willie buelke in Juneau
and Albert and Earnst
Uncle Albert let us have his
rifle and we whent in
15 	woods to shoot birds it was
a windy birds day and
we only got two birds
I stay over night with
Willie Buelke till the next
20 	morning I took the 10 oclock
train and mamma
met me in the train
and we went right to
Chicago we didint
25 	hofto change cars a tole
I herd you was in
Iowo {city} how did you
like I hope you catched
quite pile of robits I seen
30	a picture by willie
Buelke were you and
Willie Buelke was and
Willam Goetsch with
about a dozen robits
35 	on the picture there
must be good hunting
in Iowa that you shoot
so many robits in
the summer I will
40 	come to Wotertown
again and visit you
all I will Bring a
rifle with me I then we will see
45 	if we can shoot anything
in wotertown 
I'd like to move to
Wotertown all to gother
but mother dont want{o}
50 	I dont care for chicago
any more It is to dirty
and smokey
and isen't healthy fore one
I diden't grow a bit in
55 	Chicago yet I think I
grow better on a farm
so you must write
my mother a good letter
and beg her to come to
60 	Wisconsin When
I was in wotertown
I tought to myself Ibe
better for me were
all my cousins and
65 	friends are I must stop
write and feed the cows
best regards you all
Fred Volkmann 397 Southport Chicago
Write as soon
70 	as you
have time
back to me
how are you
getting along
75 	an the farm
now I suppose
y have everthing
fixed up nice
next summer
80 	I will come and
see you all
in Wotertown
Write soon
F.V.