MBSID+Essay

Linor Ruby October 17, 2007

//My Son Sam is Dead//

Why Sam? Why must you fight? Why must you leave us here in our time of grief? We need your help at the tavern. Timmy is working all by himself with the animals. He can't go to school, Sam. He has to help me instead. His dream is to go to England and study to be a surveyor and study business. Why must you ruin this for him? He loves you. I love you. Please come home Sam. I know you have your duties and your country to fight for but what about your family? Timmy is so fond of you. He always thinks about you and your telling points. He wants to go to college like you did and make something of himself. Mr. Heron also thinks that he has much potential. I know you don't like Mr. Heron a lot because he's a Tory but he can help Tim with his career. He can become Mr. Heron's apprentice. If Tim becomes a surveyor and studies business then our tavern will have better business.

Blythe-2 Besides your duties, what are you fighting for? Are you just fighting because your friends are, or is there another reason? We miss you so much Sam. We want and need you home. Besides, the more hands we have at the tavern the better. We need your help. Please come home Sam. I've already lost your father, I don't want to lose you, too. I never really see you anymore. You're always away in another colony. You send letters to us, but that's not enough. Please come home Sam. I know that Tim is a big part of this, but we need you here, I need you. You should go back to college and finish your education. I don't want to lose you. For all I know the next time I see you you'll be in a coffin. We need you here. Please just come home. Betsy Read misses you, too. She comes into the tavern everyday and asks if you sent a letter just to see how you are. Please take all of this into consideration. Love, Mother