To Robert Martin   13th Nov 1847

Queenwood. | 13th Nov. 1847

My dear Bob,

In a postscript to a letter received a few days ago from Bob Allen he informed me that you were looking very anxiously to the coming year, that you dreaded being thrown out of employment. Now Bob to a man in your position anxiety about this subject is quite natural, but it is possible to dwell too much upon gloomy contingencies, this pondering upon dark possibilities often disarms us of energy. He said wisely who said ‘sufficient to the day is the evil thereof’,¹ and though matters at the present time may and do look disheartening still the world has bravely weathered far gloomier seasons. You must cheer up Bob. It will never do to suffer your spirits to sink – I have written to Halifax² about you, if there is anything doing there I shall be informed of it in a few days. I confess I am not sanguine but if the application fails we must try elsewhere and supposing the worst to come, supposing you are thrown out of employment for a month or two, what then? Just look the difficulty in the teeth and answer me. Here I sit, a young fellow quite disencumbered, with strength enough to assist a friend who has often assisted me, and shall it not be done? I would not give a brass button for friendship which did not lead to this result. Cheer up then, you ‘depraved’ biped and look world-defiant into the eyes of futurity. Believe me all will yet be well.

Yours most faithfully, | J. Tyndall

R. Martin | Reford Street | Preston | Lancashire³

RI MS JT/1/TYP/11/3758

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