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            Dr, T, R, Glover quotes a letter written by a Greek workman to his wife, one of the many bits of papyrus unearthed by archeologists.  This man had gone to Alexandria to find work.  His wife had been expecting a baby when he left and he wrote a letter to her.

            “Hilarian, to Alis:  Greetings.  Know that we are still even now in Alexandria.  Do not fidget if I stay in Alexandria.  I beseech you, take care of the little child, and as soon as we have our wages I will send you something.  When you are delivered, if it is a male let it live, if a female cast it out.  How can I forget you?  So don’t fidget.”

Serendipity, J. Wallace Hamilton page 122