Dapitan
Dapitan, 25 October 1895
MRS. MARÍA RIZAL
MY DEAR SISTER:
I have received your letter and noted its contents. No fish hooks have arrived and I have not received the passion flower.
Please tell Sr. Pedro that if he does not need very much my medical assistance, he should not take the trouble of coming here. He might think that I need badly his help. Some day he might blame me for his coming here. If there is another doctor there, he should go to him. Please tell him this and also Trining, and don’t urge anyone to come to me here. It seems that they do not have such a great desire to be treated by me and they are waiting to be urged. God willing, I can get along through thrift. I don’t wish them later to remind me of my indebtedness to them and to almost enslave me and interfere in my personal affairs. Therefore, let the sick who really need me come, but not those who think that they would help me with their fee. Tell this to Mang Pedro and Trining’s acquaintances.
If because of what I have said and if there is a doctor there who can treat him, Sr. Pedro will not come here, you may let Moris and Tan come with Tom and Mate and I can teach them here. In that case I’m going to build a large house in which my nephews can live. Miss B. is sending you her regards.
List of my remittance:
1 demijohn of honey
2 Tojicanes (one for Sra. Concha, the other for Sra.
Tikang)
Durian for Sr. Paciano
Lansones for all
Gogo for all
Mangosteen skins
This is all and command your brother.
JOSÉ RIZAL
04-873 [Misc.]