Fairfield Texas
Mr. T H Robinson
Dear Brother
     I ???? and want to write 
I thought as I was writing to Janie
I would write you a short note. I have
traded for champion he out kick[ed] any 
horse I ever rode in my life  he pitch my
old saddle off before I got on him but when
I got on him I stuck to him like a sick
kitten to a hot brick is[as] the old saying.
  I saw Miss Lella last night at the party.
She said she would like to see you for
she knew you would rather be at home than to be
where you are now.  She also said if you
stayed there two years you would not speak
to her when you come home  you would 
think yourself above speaking to country
girls   I carried Sue Powell to the party 
last night.  Miss Mary Powell told me
to write to you and tell you to write to her
for she is nearly dead to see you   Tom

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Thursday morning
I have go the best two horses in Freestone 
County.  Papa bought two hundred acres 
of land it was sold under execution.  It 
has been for the last two day's raining so 
we had to stay in the house.
   J L Robinson
   

Thomas, my son - in reply to your 
inquiry about remaining in Due 
West two or more years, I answer
you can depend upon my paying 
all reasonable expenses as long as
you will apply your time to the 
study or lessons taught in the books.
Board, clothing, society fees and 
everything but tobacco + liquor.  I 
do not accuse you of using either 
but it so common among men? and 
so hateful to me I am always on
the look out.  Your father   J. Robinson